A lockdown bestseller and high spirited story about an enterprising only child and a single-fathers juggle to work from home. Mikas father works from home and hes very busy! He can never find time for the promised swimming trip. So Dad allows Mika to choose a pet from the store while he finishes the projectsomething quiet like a mouse. And so begins a wonderfully turbulent story in which Mika brings home one animal after another The mouse gets lost so they need a dog to find it. The dog is followed by a seal, the seal a penguin. One pet for Mika leads to another and another. How many animals can come to stay before a harassed father notices? A relatable, cheerful and wild picture book for families during lockdown, with a single-parent juggling working from home and childcare. Celebrating Mikas initiative and creativity, this is a fun and absurd story ideal for 5-7 year olds to read independently or together. Featuring a single dad working from home and gender neutral child, Mika, this picture book allows young readers of all ages to identify with diverse characters.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

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 2021 by Gecko Press .

Shelley Tanaka is an award-winning editor and author of books for young people. Titles include contributions to the I Was There series as well as Attack on Pearl Harbour. Katja Gehrmann is an author/illustrator who has studied illustration in Mexico, Spain, and Germany. In addition to her experience with children's books and publishing, which includes numerous other books like The Angry Little Knight , Gehrmann also works for magazine publications. She has previously won numerous awards for her illustrations, including a Golden Apple of the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava. She currently resides in Hamburg, Germany.