My Perfect Pet

by Adam Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves (Illustrator)

Overview

The irresistible new series by the author-illustrator of Mr. Men Little Miss.

Molly wants a pet. A big pet. But with Molly, mischief is never far away!

In this first book of a new series, Molly decides that an elephant would be a perfect pet. When she brings one home, she quickly learns that "perfect" isn't quite the right word. Elephants are big. Tigers are fierce. Giraffes are tall. Will Molly ever find the perfect pet?

A laugh-out-loud story for sharing, with bold, fun illustrations, this book celebrates a larger-than-life little girl learning a valuable lesson in appreciating what you've already got (unless he's your younger brother!).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524791391
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/26/2019
Series:	Molly Mischief
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	42 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

The late Roger Hargreaves created the Mr. Men series for his son, Adam, who currently oversees the estate and creates illustrations for new Mr. Men books.

Editorial Reviews

06/07/2019

PreS-First in a series, this British import introduces Molly, an impish troublemaker. She might think she is full of "good ideas," but her parents do not always agree. While terrorizing animals at the zoo, the button-nosed menace decides she wants a pet "much bigger than [her] pet mouse." She brings a succession of the largest animals home, only to return them when they wreak havoc—a hippo muddies the sofa, rhino tears up the newspapers, her father chastises her for destroying the roof for a giraffe, and so on. Though she has the most fun with an elephant, bringing him to the park and to school and building him a house in the backyard, when he devours the neighbors' garden and squashes the family car, she takes him back, too. Molly is briefly content with her perfectly sized mouse, but more mischief awaits. Hargreaves's black line illustrations are reminiscent of his renowned "Mr. Men" and "Little Miss" series with their vintage vibe, though there is an odd juxtaposition between the somewhat more realistically drawn animals and the cartoonish people. VERDICT Molly's expression and behavior might occasionally border on mean rather than mischievous, and the story is somewhat slight; nevertheless, the youngest readers will undoubtedly laugh at the child's hijinks.-Yelena Voysey, formerly at Pickering Educational Library, Boston University

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