Emma's Strange Pet

Description: Voted Best Book of the Year by "Nickelodeon Jr." magazine, this title in the I Can Read series tells the subtly insightful tale about an ever-evolving relationship between siblings. Full color.

Brief description:

Jean Little is the author of more than twenty-five books for children. In addition to Emma's Magic Winter, her first I Can Read Book, Ms. Little's works include the novels Lost and Found, Different Dragons, From Anna and Hey World, Here I Am, illustrated by Sue Truesdell. Jean Little has always been interested in adoption, and she had a first-hand experience with it when her sister adopted two children several years ago. The family has nine pets, the most recent addition being Henry Higgins, a talking African gray parrot. Although Jean Little was born with scarred corneas that severely impair her vision, she has always loved to read and to write. She writes with a voice-activated computer and travels widely with her Seeing Eye dog, Pippa. Ms. Little lives in Ontario, Canada.

Review Quotes:

"Little portrays real characters who bring everyday problems to satisfying conclusions. Simple, full-color line-and-watercolor illustrations do a great job of capturing expressions of confusion, worry, anger, and joy. An exceptional beginning reader." - School Library Journal (starred review)

"The pet topic is a natural, and Little manages both easygoing charm and conveyance of authentic sibling irritation." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Children's emotional interactions with their pets and siblings are deftly handled, as are the issues of family membership and adoption." - Chicago Tribune

"Simple illustrations do a great job of capturing expressions of confusion, worry, anger, and joy. An exceptional beginning reader." - School Library Journal