Books with title We Want a Pet!

A charming picture book that cleverly captures a universal wish―to love and care for something―and shows that you're never too little to share in that dream, by New York Times­-bestselling author Elise Broach.Once there was a boy who wanted something to take care of. Something of his very own. He begged his mother for a puppy. Until she said YES! The boy loved his puppy. He fed him and played with him and cuddled him. But soon, the dog wanted something to take care of―something of his very own. So the dog gets a pet cat; then the cat gets a pet bird; the bird gets a pet worm; the worm gets a pet flea . . . and on and on it goes as utter chaos ensues.Christy Ottaviano Books

"We want a pet! We want a pet!" chant the kids."No! We will not let you have a pet. We are dead set against a pet!" say the parents.And so the battle lines are drawn -- can the kids convince the parents?As they lie in the grass watching bugs and beetles, watching little legs and eyes, watching ladybirds, spiders and flies, suddenly they realise these will be their pets!!Complete mayhem follows as the kids bring their gross, slimy, leggy, hairy 'pets' inside . . .

"We want a pet! We want a pet!" chant the kids. "No! We will not let you have a pet. We are dead set against a pet!" say the parents. And so the battle lines are drawn -- can the kids convince the parents? As they lie in the grass watching bugs and beetles, watching little legs and eyes, watching ladybirds, spiders and flies, suddenly they realise these will be their pets!! Complete mayhem follows as the kids bring their gross, slimy, leggy, hairy 'pets' inside . . .

I Want a Pet is an entertaining story about a girl's search for just the right pet.School Zone's Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Context clues in the illustrations are abundant.Most of the vocabulary words in I Want a Pet are typically introduced in first grade. The words very, brown, white, and purple are higher-level words. You may need to help your child sound out these words. After several readings together, encourage your child to read alone. Praise your child's efforts because, most of all, the reading experience should be enjoyable.www.schoolzone.com

The more desperate for a pet a young narrator becomes, the more outlandish her suggestions--How about a boa constrictor? Why not an octopus? She accepts her family's objections with an open mind but she isn't cowed. By the end of the story the tenacious tyke has found a pet that couldn't possibly bother anyone...yet!From the Trade Paperback edition.

"I quite fancy a pet - an African lion or an octopus or even a boa constrictor. The trouble is, Mum and Dad and Granny and Grandad all have objections to pets. Grandad says that sheep are forever following you around; Dad says wolves give him a headache; and Mum says she'll cancel tea-time if I mention bats in the wardrobe again. So I must try to find a pet that none of them will mind. What could I have?". Lauren Child's deliciously droll riddle of a text, accompanied by her own delightful and wacky illustrations, is sure to raise chuckles with grown-ups and children alike.

A charming picture book that cleverly captures a universal wish—to love and care for something—and shows that you're never too little to share in that dream, by New York Times­-bestselling author Elise Broach.Once there was a boy who wanted something to take care of. Something of his very own. He begged his mother for a puppy. Until she said YES! The boy loved his puppy. He fed him and played with him and cuddled him. But soon, the dog wanted something to take care of—something of his very own. So the dog gets a pet cat; then the cat gets a pet bird; the bird gets a pet worm; the worm gets a pet flea . . . and on and on it goes as utter chaos ensues.Christy Ottaviano Books