It's So Fluffy, I Could DIE!

Are you someone who loves fluffy, cuddly animals? Do your parents refuse to bring you to the animal shelter out of the inevitability you're going plead, "Can I pleeeeeeease keep the kitty? Please? PLEASE!"

In Peter Brown's story, this is exactly what happens. To Lucy the bear, that is. Lucy is an exceptionally girly bear who wears a pink tutu and is a sucker for anything adorable. When she is out in the forest one day and discovers a little boy, she simply can't resist bringing him home. Unfortunately, Mom and Dad don't react with the same enthusiasm. Though Lucy is warned that "children make terrible pets," she's so lovestruck by cuteness, she couldn't care less. She and Squeaker do everything together, having just as much fun as she imagined. When playtime is over and it's time to adhere to the household rules, Squeaker goes rogue on the bear family in a hilarious fashion and Lucy quickly learns the difficulties of pet ownership.

If you're looking for a humorous tale about role reversal, Children Make Terrible Pets is the book for you. The trials of domestication - with a twist - had me laughing and wondering what my pets think of me when I smother them with attention...