Children Make Terrible Pets
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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…
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Lucy, the bear, is practicing her twirls in the forest when she notices she is being watched, by a boy who squeaks! Lucy thinks he is “the cutest thing in the world!” and begs her mother to let her keep him. Her mother tells her that “children make terrible pets!” but eventually relents. Lucy and Squeak do everything together but the boy is practically impossible to potty-train, ruins the furniture, makes terrible messes, and then…he disappears! When Lucy finally finds him, she realizes that some creatures make terrible pets. Then again, perhaps a…?
Peter Brown’s colour drawings are cute…
From Judy's list on laugh out loud children’s books about pets.
What happens when a bear finds a little boy in the woods? Is he the perfect pet Lucy, the bear, has been waiting for. Join Lucy and the little boy (affectionately names Squeaker) on their day of adventures and see whether or not children do indeed make terrible pets?
From Erin's list on pet books for kids who want pets.
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