The Best Pet of All

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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
  • 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?

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

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

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