Children Make Terrible Pets
Written and Illustrated by Peter Brown
How many parents out there have had to convince their child
that, no, we cannot keep “insert unusual critter here” as a pet? Whether it’s
the frog Sally found down by the pond, or the caterpillar Billy found while
climbing the tree in the back yard, many children go through a stage where they
want an unusual pet.
Children Make Terrible Pets is the perfect story for
just those times. When Lucy the Bear discovers Squeaker, she works hard to
convince her mom to let her keep Squeaker, a human child, as a pet. Lucy’s
mom’s initial response is, “Don’t you know children make terrible pets?”, but
Lucy finally convinces her. At first, things go really well, and Lucy has a lot
of fun with her new pet; she soon discovers, however, that things aren’t
perfect. When Squeakers eventually disappears, Lucy searches all over to find
him. When she does, she realizes that he belongs with his family, and that
children really do make terrible pets.
The fun story and entertaining illustrations make this a
book to share with your favorite child(ren). I’m looking forward to sharing it
with our Dutch Neck students!
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