I will be using this book with my struggling readers to work on fluency! Very funny and relatable! ( )

26 months - cute concept, and we can all relate to wanting something completely impractical. I'm not sure that it's totally clear that she has a stuffed toy skunk as well... Or maybe that's just us. Not so keen on the rant in the middle, probably because I fear the day when O's mouth can keep up with her thought process!! ( )

Paul Schmid has got the market on "adorable" pretty well cornered. A Pet for Petunia is almost as cute as my favorite, Oliver and His Alligator. In this case, Petunia is dying for a pet...skunk!

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Re-read September 2018

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Re-read September 2019 ( )

This is a super cute book about a little girl who is really wanting a pet skunk. Her parents tell her no and the reason she can't have one is because they STINK!! The little girl gets really upset and runs into the woods and says If I get eaten by a bear I bet then I could have a skunk. Well she runs into a skunk on the trail and she finally smells what a skunk smells like. I was thinking when she ran back home to her room it was because of the smell of the skunk but surprise she brought the skunk home with her.

My personal reaction to this book is the little girl is a little rude to her parents but she really wants a pet. We all know how kids can be when they are determined to get something.

A classroom extension could be the students could write about their favorite pet and draw it or write and draw about a pet that they would love to have. ( )

Charming and fun. ( )