Find out about clever cats, daft dogs and very unlucky turtles! Children love pets and there are plenty to choose from in this fun-filled collection of stories! A cat discovers that humans are good to have around, a dog rescues his owner from an embarrassing situation, a turtle takes an unexpected trip and much more. Read about ponies, gerbils, snakes and even a herd of giraffes. It's no wonder that King Kevin can't decide what would make his perfect pet! With contributions from popular, prize-winning authors such as Dick King-Smith, Joan Aiken, Helen Cresswell, Judy Blume, Betsy Byars and Ted Hughes, and endearing illustrations which perfectly capture the humour of the stories, this is an anthology to delight any young animal-lover.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Kingfisher, Kingfisher Treasuries, Kingfisher Treasury Of Stories, Stories Treasuries .

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Suzanne Carnell is an experienced children's book editor. She lives in south-west London. Michael Reid was trained at Liverpool School of Art and has illustrated many books for children, including A Treasury of Stories for Eight Year Olds (Kingfisher) and the Puppy Patrol series (Macmillan). He lives in the Wirral with his wife and one cat.

This book has the following chapters: How the Cat Became - Ted Hughes; Henry's Canine Teeth - Beverley Cleary; The Pretend Pony - Barbee Oliver Carleton; Dribble - Judy Blume; A Pet Fit for a King - Liss Norton; Rescuing the Rescuers - Malorie Blackman; Arabel's Raven - Joan Aiken; Heaven - David Henry Wilson; Posy Bates Goes Green - Helen Cresswell; Mrs Bartelmy's Pet - Margaret Mahy; The Parrot - An Italian folktale by Italo Calvino; House-Mouse - Ursula Moray Williams; E!G!G!S! - Betsy Byars; The Duke Who Had Too Many Giraffes - Fiona MacDonald; What a Dear Little Thing! - Dick King-Smith; A Barn is a Daytime Place - Meindert DeJong