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Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew—a pet saber tooth tiger!—in this companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins.
Most kids have dogs and cats and fish and guinea pigs. Penelope Rex has Mittens.
Penelope wasn't sure she even wanted a pet when Mittens came into her life. But now that he's here, she is determined to make the best of it.
Pets, however—especially ones that are six hundred pounds with six-inch-long teeth—can cause very big, very messy problems.
In this companion to We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Penelope Rex discovers the challenges and rewards (but mostly challenges) of pet ownership.
Read all of the Penelope Rex books!
We Don't Eat Our ClassmatesWe Will Rock Our ClassmatesWe Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish
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Release date
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781368107433
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 2.5
- Interest Level: K-3(LG)
- Text Difficulty: 0-1
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January 1, 2024
Penelope's parents give her an overzealous pet that just might be too much to handle. What is an appropriate pet for a young T. rex? A saber-toothed cat, of course. Penelope doesn't even want a pet. But she's willing to give Mittens a try. Mittens, however, is a bit energetic and very large. He takes up the entire bed and bowls Penelope over with excited leaps every time she walks through the door. Plus, he eats everything he's not supposed to (even possibly the neighbor, Mrs. Phillips) and has a habit of burying Penelope's underwear in the backyard. But when the family puts Mittens outside (he looks in longingly through the sliding glass door with large, sorrowful eyes) and attempts to crate him at night, Penelope's feelings begin to change. With a lot of hard work and training, Mittens becomes a lovable--but still very large--part of the family. Higgins explores the frustrations of new-pet ownership and the time it takes for all involved to parse out their new roles. Clad in her trademark pink overalls, Penelope experiences a range of emotions (disgust when Mittens uses the bathtub as a litter box, anger over a torn backpack, remorse at losing her temper) in exaggerated, snout-quivering style. A first-pet tale bursting with personality. (Picture book. 4-7)COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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