Pets!

by Melrose Cooper, Yumi Heo (Illustrator)

Finding the perfect pet is no easy task, especially at a pet show as fantastical as this one. There are giant porcupines and leaping llamas, lizards that dance the cancan and even kissing fishes.

As the animal antics grow sillier, a little boy finds choosing confusing. Just when all hope seems lost, he finds the perfect pet. But what kind of pet does he get?

Melrose Cooper's lilting verse and Yumi Heo's fanciful pictures come together to create one rollicking and cacophonous pet show that will be enjoyed over and over again.

Genres: Pets, Picture Books, Animals, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1998

About the author

The pseudonym of Virginia L. Kroll to accomodate her tremendous output as an author.

Reviews

[Melki]

Forgettable rhyming text tells of a youngster's search for the perfect pet. Yumi Heo's quirky artwork adds some life, but there's nothing really new here.

[Jessica Reynolds]

Picture Book: This book had some fun rhyming and it seems very appropriate for young kids. The illustrations are cute and the text font is cute as well. It didn't engage me as a reader as much as I had hoped.

[Ama]

The text is decent, but the font and the illustrations are too busy, making it difficult to read.

[Gabrielle]

Pets! This book has wonderful illustrations, and keeps your imagination flowing. It would be a great book to share with young learners.

[Gianni Llano]

The book isn't the best. I didn't like the font or the pictures that were in the book.