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    A Pet for Petunia
    A Pet for Petunia
    A Pet for Petunia
    Audiobook6 minutes

    A Pet for Petunia

    Written by Paul Schmid

    Narrated by Kathleen McInerney

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    About this audiobook

    Meet Petunia.

    More than anything, Petunia wants a pet.

    “I’ll feed my pet every day,” she promises her parents.“I’ll take her for walks. I’ll read stories to her and draw her pictures.”

    Petunia knows she can take care of a pet, but what happens when the pet she most desires is a skunk?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 25, 2011
    ISBN9780062036506
    A Pet for Petunia
    Author

    Paul Schmid

    Paul Schmid's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all artists. He is the author and illustrator of A Pet for Petunia, Petunia Goes Wild, and Hugs From Pearl and the illustrator of The Wonder Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. In 2010, Paul was awarded a monthlong fellowship with Maurice Sendak. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Linda, and their daughter, Anna.

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    • 5/5
      This is a super cute book about a little girl who is really wanting a pet skunk. Her parents tell her no and the reason she can't have one is because they STINK!! The little girl gets really upset and runs into the woods and says If I get eaten by a bear I bet then I could have a skunk. Well she runs into a skunk on the trail and she finally smells what a skunk smells like. I was thinking when she ran back home to her room it was because of the smell of the skunk but surprise she brought the skunk home with her. My personal reaction to this book is the little girl is a little rude to her parents but she really wants a pet. We all know how kids can be when they are determined to get something. A classroom extension could be the students could write about their favorite pet and draw it or write and draw about a pet that they would love to have.
    • 4/5
      Charming and fun.
    • 5/5
      Yes, it's adorable. And yes, SKUNKS! But I'm going to go a step farther and say that this book has the kind of instantly iconic art that kids born today will be tattooing on themselves in 18 years. My prediction: new classic.
    • 4/5
      Cutest skunk you will ever see - no wonder Petunia wants one for a pet!
    • 4/5
      Petunia wants a pet skunk. Desperately. But her parents refuse. They tell her that skunks stink. Petunia is so angry that she sets off into the woods to get a skunk for herself. She finds a skunk and he sprays Petunia. The skunk does stink. Petunia returns home to her stuffed pet skunk. And then she decides she wants a pet porcupine.“Petunia likes skunks.No, that’s not exactly right.Petunia loves skunks.‘They have cute little noses. They have big black eyes.They’re black and white and they have STRIPES!’Petunia tells anyone who will listen just how perfectly awesome skunks are.”