Just Like Archie

by Niki Daly

Tom's mother suggests they find a pet that is better than his snail, but the new one turns out to behave "just like Archie."

18 pages, Hardcover

First published September 25, 1986

About the author

Nicholas "Niki" Daly, South African illustrator and children's book author.

http://www.childlit.org.za/ndaly.html

Reviews

[Marit]

This book was short and easy to read. I did not like this book that much because i did not feel that the story was interesting and it did not have a major point. But then again, not every book has to have a major point, but it just did not amuse me in any way. One thing that I noticed was that Tom's mother said that his pet Archie (who was a snail) was not a good pet. I just came to think of how adults sometimes does not see the things that children value, for example, Tom has a snail as his pet, but his mom says that a snail is not a good pet. I think adults need to open their eyes for what children like and to take their perspective.

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, simple, a good read. Not babyish.