Fifty years after the publication ofRobert the Rose Horse comes Joan Heilbroners second Beginner BookmdashA Pet Named Sneakerwith illustrations by Pascal LemaitreA madcap tale reminiscent of The Cat in the Hat Go Dog Go and A Fish Out of Water Sneaker is the story of a pet-store snake who longs for a real home When he is finally adopted by Petemdasha young boy charmed by Sneakers uncanny ability to twist himself into different shapesmdashSneaker not only proves himself a good pet but proves to be a good student sneaking into school with Pete and learning to read and write a good citizen saving a drowing toddler at a community pool and a goodwill ambassador for the entire animal kingdom inspiring the community to open the pool to all animals With delightfully understated wickedly funny illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre this is a fantastic funny book that will sneakily get beginning readers reading on their own Originally created by Dr Seuss Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves with simple words and illustrationsthat give clues to their meaning.
