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Loading... That Pesky Rat (2002)by Lauren Child
None. I would use this book on a lesson about morals and consequences, could even connect it to school rules and consequences.  cbs022 | May 2, 2013 |  This is the story of a rat who longs to be a pet and have a real name, instead of “That Pesky Rat.” He has many friends who are pets and although each one points out the pitfalls of being a pet (weekly baths, embarrassing sweaters), the rat is still determined to be a pet. At the pet store he puts up an ad in the window. The rat’s dreams are fulfilled when old (and very blind) Mr. Fortesque adopts him as a pet and gives him a name. So what if Mr. Fortesque thinks he’s a cat and names him Tiddles? The illustrations are done in Child’s signature collage style, with lots of bold colors and prints. The text is humorous and written from the rat’s perspective. The words zig and zag all over the pages, adding another exciting element to the book. Full Review at Picture-Book-a-Day: http://picturebookaday.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-99-that-pesky-rat-by-lauren-chi... amy-picturebookaday | Apr 9, 2012 | Pesky the rat has one wish and that is to have an owner to care for him. He puts an add in the pet store for an owner wanting a pet brown rat. He eventually gets one Mr. Fortesque who has bad eyesight and thinks Pesky is a cat but Pesky doesn't correct him and he gets a home. This is a fun story about the life of our pets. (  ) ecosborne | Feb 21, 2012 | I smiled the whole time I read this story as it ws written from the perspective of an animal that most would consider an outcast, a rat. I liked the message to appreciate what you have. The text is non-linear and tends to pop up in places you might not expect. Unless I was combing each illustration, I would have missed some of the text. Overall, the illustrations would really appeal to young readers as Lauren Child uses a combination of pastel, ink, collage, and photographs to create illustrations that add unwritten details to the home lives of various pets. (  ) Nhritzuk | Nov 19, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 076361873X, Hardcover)Lauren Child, creator of the popular Clarice Bean books, lavishes her zany, ultramodern, mixed-media attentions on the animal kingdom in That Pesky Rat. This brown street rat lives in a trash can in Grubby Alley, longing to be someone's pet. He knows plenty of animals who are pets. Pierre, a chinchilla, lives in the lap of luxury with Madame Fifi who feeds him chocolates. Nibbles, a lop-eared rabbit, works in a circus with Mr. Hoopla. (With all the trapezes and such, she may have a life that's "a little too nerve-wracking," but at least she has a name other than that pesky rat.) Miss St. Clair does puzzles with her Scottie dog, Andrew, and makes him wear a little hat and coat. "I don't think clothes would suit me," says our rat. "But I would do anything to be somebody's pet." One day, the rat takes the matter into his own paws and posts a notice in Mrs. Trill's pet store: "Brown rat looking for a kindly owner with an interest in cheese." Fortunately, the myopic Mr. Fortesque thinks he is a cat, and of course, no one corrects him. They live happily ever after, Mr. Fortesque and... Tiddles. Child's funky, clashing-pattern collages complement this sweetly earnest story of a creature who wants to love and be loved, even if it means having to wear a little sweater. (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson(retrieved from Amazon Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:38:07 -0500) A brown street rat, who longs to be someone's pet and to have his very own name, gets lucky when he meets a man in the pet shop who has extremely poor eyesight. |
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