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The Best Pet of All
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?
Hardcover, Modern Gems Edition, 32 pages
Published
October 5th 2006
by Dutton Juvenile
(first published 2004)
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Amusing book. If you haven't read it, give it a shot. The story is about a little boy who wants a dog. Now, that in itself isn't too unusual for a children's book. However, the roundabout method he employs to convince his mother that he should have a dog sets this story apart from the rest of the pack. He gets a dragon instead, since his mother doesn't take him seriously when he asks for one after his dog requests are denied. He brings home the dragon, who turns out to be a rather ill-suited hou...more
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The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle, Illustrated by Hanako Wakiyama
Let's take a survey...
Raise your hand if you have a pet at home.
How many have dogs?
How many have cats?
How many have fish?
How many have dragons? Nobody? Anybody think they would want a dragon for a pet?
In The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle, we meet a young boy who wants a dog more than anything...
On Monday, I asked my mother if I could have a dog.
"A dog is a good pet," I said.
"No," she said. "Dogs are too MESSY."
On Tuesda...more
Let's take a survey...
Raise your hand if you have a pet at home.
How many have dogs?
How many have cats?
How many have fish?
How many have dragons? Nobody? Anybody think they would want a dragon for a pet?
In The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle, we meet a young boy who wants a dog more than anything...
On Monday, I asked my mother if I could have a dog.
"A dog is a good pet," I said.
"No," she said. "Dogs are too MESSY."
On Tuesda...more
A child who REALLY wants something, will find an inventive way around any argument a parent presents against whatever it is the child wants.
“On Monday I asked my mother if I could have a dog.” Thus begins one boy’s quest to get his dream pet. But his mother refuses again and again. A dog is too messy or too loud. So the boy asks for a dragon. Mom says if he can find one, he can have one. After searching in the park, on the beach, even at the zoo, he finds the dragon in the drugstore, “wearing d...more
“On Monday I asked my mother if I could have a dog.” Thus begins one boy’s quest to get his dream pet. But his mother refuses again and again. A dog is too messy or too loud. So the boy asks for a dragon. Mom says if he can find one, he can have one. After searching in the park, on the beach, even at the zoo, he finds the dragon in the drugstore, “wearing d...more
Sep 04, 2011
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
kids who like dogs, or dragons; kids who love their companion animals
Recommended to Lisa by:
Kathryn
Charming! Very amusing!
This one grabbed me from the cover illustration and kept me riveted all the way through.
This story had me chortling all the way through it. It’s a very funny story about a very roundabout way for a young boy to convince mom that a dog is the best pet of all.
My favorite scene had to be the spaghetti in the bathtub, and also the playing with but not putting away toys, but every page of text and its illustration were funny and beautifully moved along the story.
Unfortunately,...more
This one grabbed me from the cover illustration and kept me riveted all the way through.
This story had me chortling all the way through it. It’s a very funny story about a very roundabout way for a young boy to convince mom that a dog is the best pet of all.
My favorite scene had to be the spaghetti in the bathtub, and also the playing with but not putting away toys, but every page of text and its illustration were funny and beautifully moved along the story.
Unfortunately,...more
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4.5 STARS
I loved almost everything about this book! The illustrations are absolutely wonderful; they have a retro '50s feel while also managing to be very hip (in one illustration, the mom appears to be doing yoga or something). The little boy is just so darn cute and earnest in his desire for a dog and is always dismissed; so, while I can't quite say I condone his methods for getting one, I must say I couldn't exactly blame him, either. The escapades with the pet dragon are a hoot! I'm sure thi...more
I loved almost everything about this book! The illustrations are absolutely wonderful; they have a retro '50s feel while also managing to be very hip (in one illustration, the mom appears to be doing yoga or something). The little boy is just so darn cute and earnest in his desire for a dog and is always dismissed; so, while I can't quite say I condone his methods for getting one, I must say I couldn't exactly blame him, either. The escapades with the pet dragon are a hoot! I'm sure thi...more
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A little boy desperately wants a dog, but his mom says no. He then asks for a dragon and she said if he could find one, he could have one. He finds one and brings him home, only to find that he is messy and is a nuisance. The mother wants to get rid of him a.s.a.p. so the boy talks her into getting a dog to scare the dragon away.
The illustrations are so cute and funny. This book had me smiling from page to page. I like how at the end it showed the dragon giving the boy a thumbs up showing that...more
The illustrations are so cute and funny. This book had me smiling from page to page. I like how at the end it showed the dragon giving the boy a thumbs up showing that...more
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Mar 02, 2012
Dolly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
Shelves:
2012,
childrens,
scifi-fantasy,
pets,
ocean-seashore,
zoo,
poetry-song-music,
cooking-recipes
This is a fun story about a little boy who really wants a dog. He finds a really unusual way to convince his mom that, indeed, a dog would be the best pet for them. He employs a bit of reverse psychology and our girls were sure to point it out. The illustrations have a very retro feel to them, and I must admit that I loved the mother's clothes and sense of style. It's a bit of a bizarre story, but we really enjoyed reading it together.
Charming (if predicatable) story -- boy wants a dog, mom says no, continues to ask, she continues to say no, asks for a dragon for a pet and she says sure, if you can find one. He does and the dragon is not the greatest pet . . . but so winningly drawn! In the end, the dog is the better choice.
This witty book makes me laugh! It's one of my new favorites. The mom doesn't want to get a dog, for all sorts of reasons, and when the boy suggests a dragon, she goes for it (If you can find one.) After having a dragon for a while, they realize how nice a dog would be!
I checked this out from the public library. It was soooo cute. Reminded me of my kiddos asking me for a dog. Check out the sly little thumbs up the boy and the dragon give eachother in the end.
The mom in this book is pretty stylin' for a kids picture book too.
The mom in this book is pretty stylin' for a kids picture book too.
A boy asks for a dog but his mother does not like the idea. He asks for a dragon and she agrees on the condition that he can find a dragon. He does and dragons do not make great pets. Great story and illustrations! Suited for children 2 years old and up.
A clever boy wants a pet dog but his mom says no. After a few days, the boy asks his mom for a dragon. She agrees but soon regrets it. Can a pet dog be the solution to her dragon woes?
Clever story with illustrations resembling 1960s sitcoms.
Clever story with illustrations resembling 1960s sitcoms.
A cute and clever story about getting a pet. The mother doesn't want a dog until she realizes how much of a nightmare a dragon for a pet can be. What was fun was that the dragon was more like a bad house guest than how a real dragon would be a bad pet.
Story of a boy who wants a pet...Mom says "no" to all. Cat, fish, dog...
So he suggests a Dragon.
Turns out a dragon is not a very good pet, finally mom relents and they can get a dog.
Cute.
So he suggests a Dragon.
Turns out a dragon is not a very good pet, finally mom relents and they can get a dog.
Cute.
A cute storytime pick dealing with the familiar question of getting a pet. Good word/text ratio for reading aloud and the humour is likely to appeal to children in preschool storytimes.
Funny story about a boy who would like a dog but his mother is not to thrilled about it. That is until the dragon she suggest as a pet doesn't turn out the way she thought.
The Best Pet of All shows what great lengths one boy will go to so that he can have a pet dog. Sure, who wouldn't rather have a pet dog if your dragon is so poorly behaved?
The Best Pet (BOOK) of All! My favorite in the kid-wants-a-pet genre of picture books. Full review to follow at www.my3books.com later this month (June 2011).
A young boy enlists the help of a dragon to persuade his mother to let him have a dog as a pet. www.hcpl.net
This book comes in Spanish: "La mejor mascota"
This book comes in Spanish: "La mejor mascota"
I absolutely love this book. The story is a classic tale of child-wants-dog and the illustrations are fantastic!! A dragon wearing sunglasses!!
Quick read. Good for kindergarten. A story of a boy wanting a dog and a mom who realizes sometimes it's better to take the safest option.
Oct 04, 2009
Claire
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
family and classroom fun
Shelves:
beginning-readers,
picture-books-of-note
This book is a hoot, kids and parents both will enjoy as the youngster gets the upper hand with mother and the pet of his dreams to boot.
Very cute, though I knocked it down a star because some of the images of "mom" are a bit dated (think 50s/60s housewife)...
I read this a while ago and wish I had though about a pet dragon. My mom may have agreed like his. Ages 4+
One of our favorites; vintage inspired illustrations and a cute story all kids can relate to.
A very cute story for young children; fun to read and I think the illustrations are yummy.
preschoolers liked this new book out of the to-be-processed stack. Great illustrations.
I really like the pictures in this and the story was cute as well.
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