The Perfect Pet

Disney's Out & About with Pooh: A Grow and Learn Library #11

by Ronald Kidd, Arkadia Illustration Ltd. (Illustrator)

Eeyore finds the perfect pet in a caterpillar, but loses it when it changes to a butterfly.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

44 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Ronald Kidd is the author of thirteen novels for young readers, including the highly acclaimed “Night on Fire” and “Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial.” His novels of adventure, comedy, mystery, and American history have received the Children's Choice Award, an Edgar Award nomination, and honors from the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. He is a two-time O'Neill playwright who lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Leigh]

Eeyore takes a caterpillar as a pet and is upset when it changes.

[Rod Brown]

Eeyore is tired of long and lonely nights alone in his gloomy place, so he thinks of adopting a pet. After deciding that dogs, cats and parrots won't work for him, he thinks he's found the perfect pet, little realizing there is a bittersweet turn in their future together. A Pooh story that is cute, funny, sad, and original -- just like Eeyore.

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )

[Isaac]

It’s amazing how the book isn’t only a fun, cute story, it is also teaching kids about butterflies and caterpillars! It is for all ages. I would definitely rate this book a solid ten out of ten! It’s Amazing!

[Stephen Snyder]

A great book of friendship, pets, loneliness, and love.

[Bree]

This is the first Winnie The Pooh book I've read since I was a little girl. I wasn't sure what to expect because I didn't really remember what it was like back then. They weren't as popular to us girls. We didn't jump right on that train! I was pleasantly surprised at what I found! This book was sweet. It was all about Eeyore feeling lonely. Which is something I think everyone can relate to. He goes on this hunt for the perfect pet and has a lot of hiccups on the way! Definitely something I can see myself reading again in the future. Very sweet.

[Isaac]

It’s amazing how the book isn’t only a fun, cute story, it is also teaching kids about butterflies and caterpillars! It is for all ages. I would definitely rate this book a solid ten out of ten! It’s Amazing!

[Karen]

We love Winnie the Pooh. I like the original better, but my kids love him in any form. This is a cute story about how Eeyore seeks a companion and finds out about butterflies.

[Partridge Public]

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