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The Best Pet of All

Author David LaRochelle
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$8.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
8.06"W x 11"H x 0.15"D   | 5 oz | 100 per carton
On sale Aug 06, 2009 | 32 Pages | 9780142412725
Age 3-5 years | Up to Kindergarten
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A little boy's mother won't let him have a dog. Dogs are too messy and too loud. But she says he can have a dragon for a pet - if he can find one. Enter the coolest - but naughtiest - pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will the boy ever get a dog now?
  • WINNER
    Book Sense Book of the Year
  • WINNER
    Minnesota Book Award
A happy wag of the kid-wants-dog-tale, with guaranteed giggles. -Booklist, starred review
© Gary Nygaard
David LaRochelle is the author of many books for children including How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, The Best Pet of All, and The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories. David lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. View titles by David LaRochelle

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A little boy's mother won't let him have a dog. Dogs are too messy and too loud. But she says he can have a dragon for a pet - if he can find one. Enter the coolest - but naughtiest - pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will the boy ever get a dog now?

Awards

  • WINNER
    Book Sense Book of the Year
  • WINNER
    Minnesota Book Award

Praise

A happy wag of the kid-wants-dog-tale, with guaranteed giggles. -Booklist, starred review

Author

© Gary Nygaard
David LaRochelle is the author of many books for children including How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, The Best Pet of All, and The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories. David lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. View titles by David LaRochelle

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