The Birthday Pet
"It was Danny's birthday and his folks said he could get any kind of animal he wanted for a pet. Danny thought it over before he went to bed. "All I really want is a turtle, ' he said."
But instead, his family gets him a dog, a kitten, a rat, and a bird. Danny shakes his head after each gift is offered until finally he receives the present he's wished for all along.
Accompanying each amusing stanza are Kevin O'Malley's cheerful illustrations using design markers and colored pencil.
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Ellen Javernick teaches second grade in Loveland, Colorado, and she loves her job. She has written more than twenty books for children, including What If Everybody Did That? Ellen has five grown children and seven grandchildren. They all have pets--but none of them has a turtle!
Kevin O'Malley has illustrated many entertaining books for children, including Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do! By Stuart J. Murphy, Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson, and his own Carl Caught a Flying Fish.
Kevin O'Malley lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
