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Me Want Pet!
by
Tammi Sauer,
Bob Shea (Goodreads Author)
Cave Boy wants a pet more than anything. Can he find one that the whole family will agree on?Cave Boy has lots of things. Rocks. Sticks. A club. But no pet! Cave Boy decides he must have a pet, but his parents object. He brings home animal after animal in hopes of overcoming his parents’ steadfast resistance, but his attempts are unsuccessful—until he finds a Dodo bird tha...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
March 6th 2012
by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
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Tammi, I really enjoyed MOSTLY MONSTERLY when it was released not that long ago, so I had pretty elevated expectations for this one. I didn't love this story as much--probably because of the sheer number of "I want a pet" stories that are published each year, but it is a fun addition to the genre.
Bob, you've really outdone yourself on this one. The textures are super cool. There seems to more depth, your heavy black lines are heavier and the palate is rich and bold, yet a complete departure fro...more
Bob, you've really outdone yourself on this one. The textures are super cool. There seems to more depth, your heavy black lines are heavier and the palate is rich and bold, yet a complete departure fro...more
This is a humorous story about a young boy who wants a pet. The gimmick is that he's a caveboy and the pets he tries to keep include a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger and a dodo bird.
With a fun narrative and Bob Shea's terrific illustrations, this is an entertaining book to read aloud, especially for our youngest. Our girls occasionally break into baby-talk, with dialogue like "Me want candy." or something ridiculous like that. I usually respond with a comment like, "I don't understand ba...more
With a fun narrative and Bob Shea's terrific illustrations, this is an entertaining book to read aloud, especially for our youngest. Our girls occasionally break into baby-talk, with dialogue like "Me want candy." or something ridiculous like that. I usually respond with a comment like, "I don't understand ba...more
A little cave boy wants a pet. But there are many reasons why he shouldn't get a pet. They might be too big, too "sneezy", or too messy. But still the cave boy wants a pet. Then, of course the would-be pets prove helpful, and then they find their way in the the cave-family.
This is funny. Of course everyone talks in "cave man" talk...which could get old if the story was too much longer. But this was good. I liked how the reasons why they wouldn't get a cave-pet just happen to be similar reasons...more
This is funny. Of course everyone talks in "cave man" talk...which could get old if the story was too much longer. But this was good. I liked how the reasons why they wouldn't get a cave-pet just happen to be similar reasons...more
Like so many children, Cave Boy has just about everything that a youngster could want--except for a pet. He brings home several possible candidates, but his family rejects them all for various reasons. But when his rejected pets avert a disaster, the family manages to find room for all three of them, a wooly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, and a dodo bird. Although I liked the digital illustrations quite a lot, especially the last one showing how the family managed to provide the proper home for...more
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That's right, Cave Boy wants a pet. He brings home a wooly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, and a baby dodo bird. His family rejects these pets for the same reasons that parents reject pets today -- they're too big, cause allergies, and aren't house (cave?) trained. Cave Boy and his new friends, however, manage to save the day and Cave Boy ends up with not one but three pets.
Recommended for kindergarten and first grade. A really solid addition to elementary school collections and a lovely comple...more
Recommended for kindergarten and first grade. A really solid addition to elementary school collections and a lovely comple...more
Cave Boy really wants a pet, but none of the animals he brings home to the family cave is acceptable. They all hang around, however, and when a stampede threatens the family’s home the animals save Cave Boy from certain death! After that, they are welcomed with open arms – despite size, allergies, and house-breaking issues.
Cute and funny, with bold stylized-scribbled, cave-people-like illustrations.
Excerpt:
“Me want pet!”
“Ug,” grunted Mama.
“He too big. Where he sleep?”
Cute and funny, with bold stylized-scribbled, cave-people-like illustrations.
Excerpt:
“Me want pet!”
“Ug,” grunted Mama.
“He too big. Where he sleep?”
This is the second cave-person book I have encountered recently and both are great. My kids think there is something inherently funny in the way they talk and they just work out to be great easy readers. If you like this, you should also read, Me Hungry by Jeremy Tankard. Bob Shea illustrations are also great. This would work well in a Pet-themed Storytime or a Prehistoric Storytime (that would be a new one).
I was skeptical because of the "Me want" thing, but after reading through the whole book, I have decided I love this book. It is colorful--every page has full color. And usually I strongly dislike books whose illustrations are rendered digitally, but Bob Shea skillfully illustrated this book so that it looks as if it is done in crayon. The font is suiting, the narration is fun. I recommend this book!
This is a fun story with amazing illustrations. I really, really loved the artwork. The story was, to me, a tiny bit confusing, especially for my preschoolers. The ending, the stampede: they didn't quite get all of that. They did like the "Ooga's" and grunting and cave man talk, though.
Super Cute!
Great Art & Caveman Talk really make this book a joy to share aloud. Read this together with my 8-year-old daughter (we don't have a pet yet....she's long overdue for one!), and she laughed along & thoroughly enjoyed it. Will make you smile, for sure.
Great Art & Caveman Talk really make this book a joy to share aloud. Read this together with my 8-year-old daughter (we don't have a pet yet....she's long overdue for one!), and she laughed along & thoroughly enjoyed it. Will make you smile, for sure.
Me read book. Me like book. Cave boy sad. He want pet. He find pet. Family no like pet. Me sad, too. But me no stay sad long!
Bold color. Bob Shea draw good. Fun to read. Fun to look. OOGA!
Disclaimer: I am not a cave woman but I play one on the interwebs.
Bold color. Bob Shea draw good. Fun to read. Fun to look. OOGA!
Disclaimer: I am not a cave woman but I play one on the interwebs.
This one is about a cave boy trying to find the perfect pet. I really enjoyed voicing the cave people talk. That will make for a fun storytime!
This would go well paired with Children Make Terrible Pets and possibly The Hound From the Pound.
This would go well paired with Children Make Terrible Pets and possibly The Hound From the Pound.
Me Want Pet is such a cute book! It is fun and rereadable! The language is good fun and will be enjoyed by children. I can so see little ones running around taking "caveman." Great book! Fun Illustrations too!
This is a great book about a little cave boy in search of the perfect pet. The illustrations are like cave drawings and the characters talk as we imagine cave people would. Very cute and amusing story.
Cave Boy wants a pet more than anything. Can he find one that the whole family will agree on?Cave Boy has lots of things. Rocks. Sticks. A club. But no pet! Cave Boy decides he must have a pet, but his parents object. He brings home animal after animal in hopes of overcoming his parents’ steadfast resistance, but his attempts are unsuccessful—until he finds a Dodo bird that is literally on the verge of extinction. And in a twist ending on a classic concept, Cave Boy and his family discover it’s...more
Ug! Me loved this! Me know Kindergartners will too! No boring book, just lot and lot of laugh. Kindergartners will want to talk like cave boy! I just can't wait to share this with them!
Update: Kids didn't love it as much as I thought they would. Maybe it was me. Maybe my caveman voice didn't translate well. :(
Update: Kids didn't love it as much as I thought they would. Maybe it was me. Maybe my caveman voice didn't translate well. :(
Jan 06, 2013
Kathy Ellen Davis
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5 of 5 stars
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Sweet little book about pets.
cave boy is so cute!
I love the illustrations and how simple the story is.
Haiku Review:
Ooga! Me want Pet!
Me try to find something that
everyone will like.
cave boy is so cute!
I love the illustrations and how simple the story is.
Haiku Review:
Ooga! Me want Pet!
Me try to find something that
everyone will like.
Shea's great cartoon illustrations; this is saved from being a typical desire for a pet book, by being set in the time of prehistoric mammals.
Completely adorable. Cave-boy want pet--but saber-tooth tiger make pa sneeze; wooly mammoth baby too big; and dodo bird no potty trained.
Great to pair with Me Hungry! by Jeremy Tankard. Prehistoric Storytime. Could also add Mammoth and Me by Algy Craig Hall.
When Cave Boy wants a pet, he tries a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, and a dodo bird, but none seems suitable.
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"Cave Boy had lots of things."
Fun book that fit the rule of three well. I like the rawness of the illustrations.
Fun book that fit the rule of three well. I like the rawness of the illustrations.
Ooga! Plays off the caveman stereotype - a fun little story about how Cave Boy acquires not one pet, but three.
When Cave Boy wants a pet, he tries a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, and a dodo bird, but none seems suitable.
Fun take on the finding a pet issue. Illustrations are bold and fun, the text matches the character very well.
For a category (I want a pet) that can be overcrowded with books, this one is worth giving a look. A lot of fun.
The cutest darn thing I've read in a long time. I will definitely give this as a gift to my cousins' kids.
Cute illustrations. Good book to practice my 'cave mom' voice, but my girls looked at me kind of strange.
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Tammi Sauer is the author of Cowboy Camp (Sterling, 2005), Chicken Dance (Sterling, 2009), Mostly Monsterly (Paula Wiseman/S&S, 2010), the forthcoming Princess-in-Training (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), and something that's currently Top Secret.
Tammi and her family live in Oklahoma with one dog, two geckos, and a tank full of random fish.
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Tammi and her family live in Oklahoma with one dog, two geckos, and a tank full of random fish.
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