A Pet Named Sneaker

Fifty years after the publication of <i>Robert the Rose Horse come</i>s Joan Heilbroner's second Beginner Book - <i>A Pet Named Sneaker,</i> with illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre. A madcap tale reminiscent of <i>The Cat in the Hat, Go, Dog. Go!</i>, and <i>A Fish Out of Water,</i> <i>Sneaker</i> is the story of a pet-store snake who longs for a real home. When he is finally adopted by Pete - a young boy charmed by Sneaker's uncanny ability to twist himself into different shapes - Sneaker 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 <i>sneakily</i> get beginning readers reading on their own! <br><br>Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>