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The Perfect Pet
By Palatini, Margie & Whatley, Bruce
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06000-108-7
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2003
PreS-Gr 2 Palatini adds her own brand of offbeat humor and an unexpected ending to the traditional story of a child trying to convince her parents that she should have a pet. Elizabeth accepts the substitute cactus plant ("-it had quite a prickly sense of humor") and even names it, but she doesn't give up, surprising her parents in bed, in the bathroom ("Catch Them Off Guard"), and at the dinner table. While she enumerates the advantages of each animal, reque...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
