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What pet should I get?  Cover Image Book Book

What pet should I get? / by Dr. Seuss.

Seuss, Dr. (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

A never-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss! This never-ever-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss about making up one's mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can't choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment -- choosing a pet -- and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you just have to do it! Told in Dr. Seuss's signature rhyming style, this is a must-have for Seuss fans and book collectors, and a perfect choice for the holidays, birthdays, and happy occasions of all kinds. An Editor's Note at the end discusses Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for What Pet Should I Get? - Publisher.
A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store but he and his sister can choose only one. End notes discuss Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for "What Pet Should I Get?"

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780553524277
  • ISBN: 0553524275
  • ISBN: 9780553524260
  • ISBN: 0553524267
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Random House, [2015]

Contents / Notes

Target Audience Note:
Elementary Grade.
Subject: Pets > Juvenile fiction.
Choice (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Decision making > Juvenile fiction.
Pets > Selection > Juvenile fiction.
Pet shops > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Stories in rhyme.
Pets > Fiction.
Choice > Fiction.
Decision making > Fiction.
Pets > Selection > Fiction.
Pet shops > Fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Fiction.
Choice (Psychology)
Genre: Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Stories in rhyme.

Currently available copies

  • 142 out of 179 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
  • 4 out of 4 copies are currently available at Lake Blackshear Regional Library System. (Show)
  • 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Elizabeth Harris Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold on 179 total copies.
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      Elizabeth Harris Library
E Seu ( Send Text)
31031000026904 Easy Fiction Available


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