My Tiny Pet
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A witty celebration of the tiny tardigrade, a microscopic creature that looks like a bear
Living in a tiny house has one huge drawback--no space for pets. So when a little girl's parents announce that it's time for the family to simplify, downsizing from a huge home in the city to a tiny house in the woods, it's quite a blow--after all, she's grown quite fond of her pet poodles, cats, tarantula, snake, hedgehogs, mice, birds, fish, octopus, rabbits, pony, pig, and turtles. Fortunately, she finds them all good homes, and she has to admit that she enjoys her new simpler life.
There's just one thing: She still really wants just one pet.
At first the answer is no. But using a little scientific savvy, she finds one that could be just the right fit--how could anyone turn down a pet smaller than an ant's eye that doesn't need special food or toys or walking, and will always be small enough to squeeze into their home, no matter how much they downsize?
Jessie Hartland creatively blends fantasy and science in a far-out story that bursts with exuberance. Her whimsical art celebrates one very thoughtful, persistent little girl and introduces readers to the tiny tardigrade, with its fascinating array of survival skills.
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When a family's household reaches maximum pet capacity (critters include "six poodles,/ ten cats, a tarantula, two/ snakes, three hedgehogs,/ ten mice, countless birds," and more), it's time to simplify. Painting in a playfully harried art style, Hartland shows the family rehoming the animals and establishing themselves in a modest woodland cabin. But the child narrator pines for a new pet. When she learns about the microscopic tardigrade, or "water bear," she adopts one. She informs her worried parents that it will stay microscopic (they envision a nightmare scenario in which the tardigrade has grown gigantic) and will not bark or shed. An author's note about the fascinating creatures concludes this clever story perfect for the era of tiny living. Ages 4 8.
