Emma's Strange Pet

by Jean Little

Book Overview

From an award-winning team comes a lively and heartwarming I Can Read book about a family's first pet. Pet wanted Max wants a furry pet. Emma wants a pet too, but she's allergic to animals with fur.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064442594
• ISBN13: 9780064442596
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Fantastic for early readers!

Categorized as "An I Can Read Book" EMMA'S STRANGE PET is perfect for readers in grades 1st and up. Max wants a puppy like his friend Josh, but his sister Emma is allergic to animals with fur. All seems lost until Emma tells her parents that she too wants a pet. So for her birthday they take her and her brother, Max, to the pet store where she adopts a lizard they name "Stranger." Max relates to Stranger as he is adopted too. This book is wonderful in many ways as it talks about the affects of life-long allergies, adoption of children and pets, as well as the special bond siblings share, parent love, and how to compromise without giving in or creating hurt feelings. I found EMMA'S STRANGE PET by JEAN LITTLE inspirational, heartwarming, and fun to read with my younger children ages 7 & 8. After reading this book, my children asked several questions regarding adoption and different kinds of pets. This splendid book would make a wonderful addition to any library and classroom for discussion on any of the topics I have mentioned here. This reviewer (and her children) highly recommends Little's book EMMA'S STRANGE PET.