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The Best Pet of All
The Best Pet of All
Author: David Larochelle
This boy-wants-dog story with a twist is both snappy and endearing. The 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&150if he can find one. Enter the coolest&150but naughtiest&150pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780525471295
ISBN-10: 0525471294
Publication Date: 6/3/2004
Pages: 32
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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hoopridge avatar reviewed The Best Pet of All on + 252 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I don't know what's best about this book: the awesome retro drawings, the cute storyline, or the fact that my daughter has me read this over and over and I never get sick of it. It's worth it just to see the second-to-last picture (I won't give it away).

A boy wants a dog, but his mom won't let him have one. He finally talks her into getting a dragon, which is OK with her, but the dragon the boy gets is horrible: he stays up late playing music, he doesn't clean up toys, and he eats spaghetti in the bathtub. How the boy finally gets rid of the dragon and gets a dog is very clever.

The illustrations are very '40s-style and the dragon reads magazines and wears sunglasses. You can't be much cooler than that.
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Very cute illustatrtions. Not a fav for my3.5 but she def enjoys it.
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Very clever story about a little boy wants a dog but is not allowed to get one. My children have enjoyed this story.


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