Emma's Strange Pet

" All good pets have fur. Only strange pets have no fur." Emma' s brother, Max, wants a dog for a pet. But he can' t get one because Emma is allergic to furry animals. With her birthday just a few days away, Emma decides that she would like to get a pet for a present. After a trip to the store, Emma finds the perfect pet. And Max is happy-- until he decides he wants a strange pet too! Author Jean Little continues the critical success of Emma' s Y ucky Brother with this heartenin and subtly insightful tale about the ever-evolving relationship between siblings. Emma has always wanted a little brother. Now, her family is adopting Max, and Emma is sure he will be the best brother ever. But Max thinks sisters are yucky, and that Emma is the yuckiest! Emma discovers that there is much more to having a brother than she guessed, and that in order to get the brother she wants, she must first learn to be the sister he needs. Starring the characters from Emma' s Magic Winter, Emma' Yucky Brother is a warmhearted, perceptive story about adoption.Little, Jean is the author of 'Emma's Strange Pet', published 2004 under ISBN 9780606326292 and ISBN 0606326294.