Children Make Terrible Pets

Can I keep him, Mom?  Can I? Can I?

In his new book, Peter Brown does an amazing job of capturing what it would be like if children became pets to animals instead of the opposite.  The pictures and captions in this book are so fun and prompted our kindergartners to laugh out loud as I read to them.  To add a personal touch to the lesson, I sent a note home to kindergarten parents and asked if they would include a picture of their own pet in the backpack for Monday morning.  Students LOVED showing off their pets after we read the story.  A horse and turtle were included in the pics as the beloved family pet.  Not going to happen in the Hesterhouse.