I Want a Pet

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Frances Lincoln Children's Books, Sep 27, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 24 pages

I quite fancy a pet - an African lion or an octopus or even a boa constrictor. The trouble is, Mum and Dad and Granny and Grandad all have objections to pets. Grandad says that sheep are forever following you around; Dad says wolves give him a headache; and Mum says she'll cancel tea-time if I mention bats in the wardrobe again. So I must try to find a pet that none of them will mind. What could I have?. Lauren Child's deliciously droll riddle of a text, accompanied by her own delightful and wacky illustrations, is sure to raise chuckles with grown-ups and children alike.

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About the author (2011)

Lauren Child is one of the top children's author-illustrators in the U.K. Her Charlie and Lola series of picture books have been made into a BBC television series. She lives in Hampstead in London.

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