Best children pet books according to redditors
We found 61 Reddit comments discussing the best children pet books. We ranked the 33 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 61 Reddit comments discussing the best children pet books. We ranked the 33 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
This is what I get when I search my name with The Hedgehog:
http://www.amazon.com/Hannah-Hedgehog-Heaven-Loses-Friend/dp/161862332X
I'm pretty content.
Check out the book Tails Are Not For Pulling. You want to emphasize that dogs have feelings too and it makes them sad/scared when he hurts them. Show him how to pet the dogs gently and praise him like crazy, telling him how happy they are. Give him as little attention as possible when he treats the dogs roughly, just matter-of-factly remove him from the situation, so he doesn’t get any positive reinforcement for that behavior.
Having said that though, he should absolutely never be left with a dog unsupervised, no matter how tolerant your dogs are. You need to be within arms reach at all times to correct his behavior or remove him from the situation - both for the dog’s sake and his. I assume the bite from the friend’s dog wasn’t serious, but he got very lucky, and may not be so lucky next time.
Goodbye, Mr Muffin https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Muffin-Hawthorn-Childrens-Classics/dp/1907359141#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div
Tons of stuff, more than I could type out. Basically, discipline needs to be more than just punishment, it should also be teaching the child the proper behavior. This is a good link to start with.
https://www2.aap.org/sections/scan/practicingsafety/Modules/EffectiveDiscipline/EffectiveDiscipline.pdf
Note that this mentions time outs, but used in a different way than how most people use them. It's not a punishment but a way to give the kid some space and let them cool down when frustrated and misbehaving. It's also a last resort.
With the cat problem, out daughter had the same problem at that age. what worked for us was redirection and discussing it with her. Asking "what happens when you pull the cats tail" and "why do we not want to pull the cats tail." Our daughter was able to answer because we reminded her plenty that when she pulled the cats tail it hurt the cat, and we don't want to hurt the kitty because it's not nice and also because it could make the kitty mad and the kitty could hurt you back. If this is an ongoing problem there are a few books in the best behavior series that my daughter loves, like Tails are Not For Pulling, but hands are not for hitting and words are not for hurting are great ones too. Each of these books has a page in the back for parents for guidance when their children have these issues. Highly recommended.
tails are not for pulling is an excellent book for you to read to her
The picture above reminded me of this too! Love that book. Finally solved the maze last summer!
Anyways, OP, could you be thinking of Crictor? The image preview lets you flip through a couple pages.
We have this board book at home : Tails Are Not For Pulling
Which, explains how to be gentle to animals. Everyone else has good advice too, but wanted to let you know this is a good book.
I probably should not even respond since I don't have cats but for my dogs since kid was around a yr if he bugged the dogs I would insure I remove him or give the dogs a place to go. If he pulled at them i would show him how to be gentle with the dogs and repeat it is not nice to grab them. He is 2.5 now and he is very good about giving them room if they move away from him or being gentle when he is playing with them.
We have used several books in this series to correct behaviors we did not like but have not used this one in particular since he kind of stopped once we corrected him a ton (before i found this series) but a few parents in our toddler class say they used it and it worked well.
Tails Are Not for Pulling (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1575421801/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_4iglzb4EWSY10
https://www.amazon.com/Rascal-Puffin-Modern-Classics-Sterling/dp/0142402524
Seconding The Enchanted Forest Chronicles all the way.
Animorphs by K.A. Applegate. About 5 kids - 2 girls and 3 boys - who end up as our last line of defense in an alien war. They're granted the ability to turn into any animal they touch. 50+ books in the series.
Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West by Marguerite Henry. I was horse crazy as a kid, and all her books are great, but this is the only one of Henry's that jumps out as having a (human) female protagonist.
Daughter of the Mountains by Lousie Rankin. About a little girl who finally gets the rare dog she's always wanted, how he's stolen, and how she chases the thieves through the Himalayas into India to get him back.
The Thoroughbred Series by Joanna Campbell. Not so much on the mystery/fantasy, but an interesting female protagonist, and apparently there are now 50+ books in this series as well.
Could it be Daughter of the Mountains?
>Momo has always wanted a Lhasa terrier--a dog like the ones the Buddhist priests hold sacred in their temples. And her dream is realized when a trader brings Pempa to her parents' tea house. But after a band of robbers steals the valuable dog and quickly escapes with him into the mountains, Momo is determined to catch them and recover her beloved Pempa. To do so, she must follow the Great Trade Route across the mountains--a path that most people avoid, and which will surely put her life at risk. Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta, in search of her stolen dog Pempa.
I am not sure what the story of Pollen is. Will be checking it out, it looks incredibly beautiful! The first book that came to mind was Infinity and Me. The illustrations are stunning and the story equally so.
http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Me-Carolrhoda-Picture-Books/dp/0761367268
The artwork and books of Giselle Potter are really great! Starting with my favorite
http://www.amazon.com/Cecil-Pet-Glacier-Matthea-Harvey/dp/0375867732
And lastly this might be my favorite of 2015
http://www.amazon.com/The-Sea-Tiger-Victoria-Turnbull/dp/1783700076
I hope that helps! Check out @TheReadingNinja on instagram for a lot more books to love :)
One of my favorite books from when I was young is called Rascal. It’s a (true) story of a kid in the early 1900s who had a pet raccoon. I highly recommend it.
https://www.amazon.com/Rascal-Puffin-Modern-Classics-Sterling/dp/0142402524/
source: https://www.amazon.com/Crictor-Reading-Rainbow-Books-Ungerer/dp/0064430448
Tails Are Not for Pulling (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series) by Elizabeth Ve... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00658PWMM/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_XP7XCbS399K9D via @amazon
Here is the mobile version of your link
Not sure this quite fits the bill (heh heh, puns) but it is about a Toucan that has to earn his beaks color by helping others. I hope this helps, I loved this book as a kid! http://www.amazon.com/Two-Can-Toucan-David-McKee/dp/1842700367
Glad to hear your kids handled it as well as they did, and sorry for your loss.
If anyone's interested, there's a lovely children's book by Swedish author Ulf Nilsson (translated into English) called Goodbye Mr Muffin, which is about losing a pet. It deals with the topic in a very good way, appropriate for kids. It's a beautiful read and got a lot of praise when it came out a few years ago, I recommend it.
I like your joke but also really like thinking about a book as a pet like a dog because it’s one of my kid’s favorite books.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I1ZJNN6/
Annnnd here we go again (dear lord)
A is for A Whole New Mind
B is for Burglar - a movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, who knew?
C is for Candy starring Health Ledger
D is for Dandelion, a book
E is for Eureka vacuum
F is for Follow, a song.
G is for Gourmet cookbook
H is for The Hornet Electric Radio Control Buggy
I is for Invisible Ink Pen
J is for a Journal about Babies
K is for Kitty Cat Pet Dress Up and Care, an app
L is for Land Lakes Mini Moos Creamer
M is for Monty Python and the Holy Grail
N is for Nowhere To Go And All Day To Get There
O is for Opium for Women
P is for a Porcupine Puppet
Q is for Queasy Drops
R is for Roland MIDI Controller
S is for Spirit, a book
T is for Termidor, a Termiticide
U is for Ululu, a book
V is for The Vandal, a book
W is for The Wonky Donkey, a book too
X is for X., an ebook
Y is for Yolanda Griffith's basketball card
Z is for Zucchini, an ebook.
Here's the link to the NEW book, as well: The Lucky Little Labrador Goes to School
Bubba and the Sweet Pea has to be my one time favourite. It's a double feels for me because aside from the message that what matters is inside, I also own parrots, and it's a hard thing to see the ones you love suffer. Everyone I've shown the book to does finish it with tears in their eyes. >3< It's so emotional!
My name is April like the month~~
In 'A Lesson My Cat Taught Me', Jennifer and her mother find a friendly, abandoned cat. Upon bringing it home, Jennifer soon discovers that it only has one eye and calls the cat “Uno”. As time goes on Jennifer learns that despite its disability, Uno is capable of doing more things than her other cat, Mr. Tickles. When Hillary, who is in a wheelchair, becomes a classmate, Jennifer sees her as a friend.
http://www.amazon.com/Lesson-My-Cat-Taught-Me/dp/1452810885
Considering I expected Sonic porn, I’m definitely shocked.
https://www.amazon.com/Hannah-Hedgehog-Heaven-Loses-Friend/dp/161862332X
The Water Horse?
The Water-Horse?
I've read some great children's/young adult books at work recently. I work for a museum that stocks excellent children's books from all over the world, and many from local authors (NZ) and many many in reo Maori which can be hard to find.
All the Dear Little Animals, a picture book about little kids that start up a funeral business to bury dead animals. It was a really sweet, thoughtful, quirky picture book.
Mr. Wuffles! This had the best title of any picture book ever, and I love that it's about a very perturbed cat and tiny aliens.
Cecil the Pet Glacier
Cry of the Go-Away Bird I read this over a month while stealing moments at the desk, it's a young adult novel about a young white girl growing up in Zimbabwe. It's not the best book ever I've read on the subject but it covers issues and experiences that make it a worthwhile read (I say that keeping my own 16 year old self in mind).
The Insatiable Moon This was written by a NZ author, and it has been made into a movie (I haven't seen it, but I keep meaning to look for it). About a man who lives in Auckland (in a boarding house with people who have all been institutionalised) who thinks he is a son of God.
The House of a Million Pets?
https://www.amazon.com/House-Million-Pets-Ann-Hodgman/dp/1250068150
As a David Weber fan, your short story amuses me. :P
His Honor Harrington series has reached a truly absurd length. So thanks to you, I decided to figure out just how long it is. I got my page lengths from Amazon, and for consistency I used the mass market paperback edition.
Main (Honor Harrington) sequence
==========================
8160 pages so far. But we're just getting warmed up. There's four side sequences, plus short stories and anthologies. Two of those side sequences (Saganmi Island and Crown of Slaves) actually merge with the main sequences,so they're more-or-less required reading to follow the main storyline.
Crown of Slaves sequence
============================
Saganmi Island sequence
============================
Star Kingdom sequence
============================
Manticore Ascendant sequence
============================
So those side stories come out to 7992 pages, bringing us up to 16,152 pages so far. But wait, there's more! He's got a bunch of anthologies (most of which intersect with the main sequence too so they are also required reading):
Anthologies
============================
So the anthologies add another 2992 pages, bringing us to 19,144. And lastly, there's the companion book
That brings us up to 19,928 pages. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is a short story by comparison ;P