Not That Pet! by Rosalind Beardshaw, Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Published by Candlewick Press on February 1, 2022
ISBN: 9781536217766
Pages: 32
Genres: Humor
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Mabel is allowed to choose the perfect pet for her family. None of the pets she tries out seems like the right fit and many disasters ensue. Preschoolers will love the humor – “Then Mabel’s dad started jiggling, ’cause those tiny ants had marched their way into his UNDERPANTS!” Mabel’s choices go from bad to worse with an elephant to snake to skunk. Readers will love following through several comical reveals until Mabel meets her perfect furry match which you expect to be a cat … but it is not! The rhyming text begs to be read-aloud and the large, colorful  illustrations will have kids giggling. Perfect Story Time choice!

Reviewed by Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library