The Best Pet of All

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$8.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
100 per carton
On sale Aug 06, 2009 | 9780142412725
Age 3-5 years
Sales rights: World
A little boy's mother won't let him have a dog. Dogs are too messy and too loud. But she says he can have a dragon for a pet - if he can find one. Enter the coolest - but naughtiest - pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will the boy ever get a dog now?
  • WINNER
    Book Sense Book of the Year
  • WINNER
    Minnesota Book Award
A happy wag of the kid-wants-dog-tale, with guaranteed giggles. -Booklist, starred review

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A little boy's mother won't let him have a dog. Dogs are too messy and too loud. But she says he can have a dragon for a pet - if he can find one. Enter the coolest - but naughtiest - pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will the boy ever get a dog now?

Awards

  • WINNER
    Book Sense Book of the Year
  • WINNER
    Minnesota Book Award

Praise

A happy wag of the kid-wants-dog-tale, with guaranteed giggles. -Booklist, starred review