Can I Keep Him?
Readers rate it 4.3 (3 on Hardcover)
32 pages · Released Dec 1, 1992 · Puffin
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This is a classic, lighthearted picture book about a boy who wants pets and ultimately learns a valuable lesson about friendship and belonging. The story uses gentle humor and imagination (with fantastical animals) to explore themes of acceptance and empathy. It's an excellent book for early readers that rewards kindness and teaches that people can be the best companions.
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Mother objects to every pet Arnold asks to keep except one--a person. Mother objects to every pet Arnold asks to keep except one--a person.
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- Fiction
- Pets
- Children's stories
- Children's fiction
- Pets, fiction
- Friendship, fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- Children
- General
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Classics
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ISBN 9780140548679 · Puffin