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The Best Pet of All

Author David LaRochelle
Illustrated by Hanako Wakiyama
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Penguin Young Readers | Dutton Books for Young Readers
On sale Jun 03, 2004 | 32 Pages | 9780735230187
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?
© 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
Hanako Wakiyama View titles by Hanako Wakiyama
  • 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

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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?

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© 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
Hanako Wakiyama View titles by Hanako Wakiyama

Awards

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

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

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