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Children Make Terrible Pets


School year: Year 1, Year 2

No. of pages 32

Published: 2010

Great for age 0-10 years

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In this fresh and funny picture book, Lucy, a young bear, discovers a lost boy in the woods and she thinks she's found the most adorable, cutest pet ever. She brings him home, and begs her mom to keep him, even though her mom tells her that 'children make terrible pets.' She names him Squeaker and the two go through a humorous sequence of events: playing, napping, litterbox training (okay, maybe that's not fun!) and all other sorts of shenanigans. But then Squeaker suddenly goes missing. Lucy is heartbroken and looks for him everywhere. Finally, she finds him back with his own family and she makes the tough decision to let him stay where he belongs. Bestselling author Peter Brown is back with a side-splitting and endlessly adorable story, illustrated in a striking and fun art style.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2010 by Little, Brown & Company .

Peter Brown is a graduate of the Arts Center College of Design in Pasadena. He grew up in New Jersey and now lives in Brooklyn.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

California Young Reader Medal - Primary School
This book was recognised in the Primary School category by the California Young Reader Medal.

Nevada Young Readers' Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.

New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award.

Eb White Read Aloud Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Eb White Read Aloud Award. The E.B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the beloved author E.B. White.In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories: The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books, and The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers. Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February.

Beehive Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Beehive Award.

Colorado Book Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Colorado Book Award.

Irma S & James H Black Award
This book was recognised by the Irma s & James H Black Award.

Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
This book was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award.

Grand Canyon Reader Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.

"Joyfully animated illustrations"

 

--The New York Times Book Review