Macmillan Children'S Books The Pet: Cautionary Tales for Children and Grown-ups

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A laugh-out-loud cautionary tale (for children and grown-ups) written by Catherine Emmett and illustrated by David Tazzyman, bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum series and You Can't Take an Elephant on a Bus.

Shortlisted for Oscar's Book Prize 2022. Digby David slammed the door, and dumped his bag upon the floor.

&quot

Daddy! I DEMAND a pet, Why have I not got one yet?&quot

Digby David wants a pet, but not just any pet - it has to be TWICE as big as Reuben's guinea pig and even better than Lily Jean's cat.

Digby David's Daddy does what he's told, and soon Digby has a guinea pig, which he loves with all his heart.

for half a day.

Digby demands bigger and better, Daddy's hair gets greyer and greyer, and when Digby's dog gets boring too, he insists Daddy buy him.

a gorilla! A hilarious tale with a 'be careful what you wish for' message, especially if you wish for a gorilla and don't look after it properly.

Catherine Emmett grew up in Newcastle and spent all of her childhood reading books.

Then she spent fourteen years in London making spreadsheets and not reading any books at all.

After advising a group of young girls to find a career that they loved, she decided to take her own advice.

She packed up her husband and her three young boys, moved to rural Essex and started to write picture books.

She now spends her days surrounded by words, animals and noisy boys.

David Tazzyman is an internationally acclaimed award-winning illustrator.

He worked as a commercial illustrator before falling into children's publishing in 2006, illustrating Andy Stanton's Mr Gum series which went on to win numerous awards, including the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008. Now David mainly illustrates children's picture and fiction books and lives in Leicestershire with his partner and three children.

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