Description:
STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS meets THE BAKERY DRAGON in this laugh out loud picture book about finding the perfect pet, from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo and internationally bestselling illustrator Liz Climo.
Myrtle has a turtle, Sam has a lamb, and Tony has a pony. But Yvette and Evan don't have any pets . . . until the Better Pets emporium rolls into town featuring some spectacular possibilities! The Handbag Hyena laughs at all your jokes, you'll always be warm with the Knittin' Kitten, and it will be impossible to have a bad day with the Chin-Up Chinchilla. Which fabulous, fantastical pets will Yvette and Evan choose? The adoption fair next door may have a different kind of magic in store! Bestsellers Leigh Bardugo and Liz Climo celebrate perfect pets everywhere in this rollicking tale.Brief description: Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Familiar, The Invisible Parade, and the Ninth House trilogy. She is also the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix original series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology-- and much more. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies, including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Los Angeles and is an associate fellow of Pauli Murray College at Yale University.
Review Quotes:
An Amazon Best Book of the Year So Far
"The message--that the right pet is the one that fits your life--lands with grace... A witty charmer, rife with both heart and puns." -Kirkus "Offering a mini-commentary on upgrade-driven, novelty-hungry culture, this bustling picture book supplies a quiet lesson that sticks: souped-up isn't the same as well-suited." -Publishers Weekly "[This book's] message circles back to the empathy we cultivate with true creature companions and the excitement of finding the perfect new pet." -Booklist