The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Child, Lauren

I Want a Pet

24 pp. | Tricycle | March, 1999 | Trade ISBN 1-883672-82-1 $$13.95

(2) PS All the narrator's suggestions for a pet are dismissed by her elders. A lion would snack between meals, possibly on the girl herself; an octopus would leave too many messy footprints; a wolf's howling would give Dad a headache. The characters, both human and animal, are reminiscent of Walter Lorraine's figures in line and comic expression. In the end, the pet shop lady offers a solution that's good for one last chuckle--and a hint of intrigue.

Reviewer: Nancy Vasilakis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1999