No Pets Allowed!
by Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Fay Austin
Interest age: 6 to 8
Reading age: 6+
Published by Bloomsbury Education, 2023
About this book
Keva’s grandpa runs a pet adoption centre under their flat, and Keva loves helping him. She loves writing labels and making fact sheets about the animals, as well as cleaning the cages and tanks. Grandpa also has a tortoise but he isn’t up for adoption. He’s called Atlas and he goes everywhere with Grandpa. He even has his own passport! So when Grandpa has to go to hospital for some tests, Keva knows that seeing Atlas will cheer him up. But the bossy hospital manager says that pets aren’t allowed. How can Keva persuade him that pets should be allowed?
This sweet story centres kindness and caring – and includes facts about Asian giant tortoises and giant African land snails! Keva goes out of her way to help various characters, making for a warm, engaging read. With short chapters and lots of fun illustrations, this is ideal for newly confident readers.
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