Children Make Terrible Pets

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Call Number: Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Brown, Peter, E BRO, Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Brown, Peter
On Shelf At: Westgate Branch

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Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Brown, Peter	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Brown, Peter	4-week checkout	Due 05-05-2024
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E BRO	4-week checkout	Due 05-03-2024
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E BRO	4-week checkout	Due 05-21-2024
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Brown, Peter	4-week checkout	Due 05-12-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Brown, Peter	4-week checkout	Due 05-07-2024
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Brown, Peter	4-week checkout	Due 04-29-2024
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Brown, Peter	4-week checkout	Due 05-15-2024

When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.

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okay submitted by fairytale on August 13, 2013, 8:27pm This book has a funny concept, but I didn't think the humor really came through as much as it could have, in this book.

Cute book submitted by jmb.mlis on July 19, 2016, 11:41pm I don't love this illustration style as much as some of Peter's others.

Goofy role reversal submitted by FordAlpha on August 29, 2019, 9:44pm This funny book reverses the common tale of a child hoping to make friends with a wild animal. I agree with the previous reviewer that the potential humor of the tale isn't fully realized, but it is still a charming, goofy book good for numerous read-alouds, especially if you can get in character a bit as the young bear, Lucy, and her patient/exasperated mother. You'll also want to read the little boy's line ("squeak") in different tones of voice for best effect. The illustrations, with their wood-grain backgrounds, are very appealing.

Children Make Terrible Pets submitted by lstorc on August 22, 2020, 6:53pm Children Make Terrible Pets was a delight to read.

Children Make Terrible Pets submitted by downing on August 7, 2022, 4:36pm Children Make Terrible Pets is perfect