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32 pp.
| Sterling |
May, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4549-1609-3$16.95
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Illustrated by
Troy Cummings.
A boy orders a pet kitten but gets a lion instead, along with a fourteen-step guide that serves as the text for this story. The guide's black-and-white diagrams are incorporated in the cartoon-style illustrations, and the contrast between the boy's experiences and the straight-faced diagrams is humorously absurd. The boy is persistent and caring, and the lion is rambunctious and loving.