A Pet for Petunia

Charming! This is a really fun book to read aloud. It’s also amusing, hilarious in spots. The purple and black and white illustrations are very appealing, and I love how stripes make many appearances. Petunia sure is persistent. Some will think she’s annoying but for the most part I thought she was c......more

When I was in ninth grade or so I learned that a fellow classmate owned a pet skunk. I joke not. Apparently these things do happen. While not strictly domesticated, it is possible to remove the scent glands from the animal, rendering it relatively harmless (teeth and claws aside). This was a good th......more

The perfect story for any child who has always wanted a pet but was told no. Petunia wants a pet skunk. She promises to take good care of it, but her parents still say no. After she has a meltdown on a page where she screams and says her parents don't love her, she decides to run away. She runs into......more