The Pet introduced by Catherine Emmett
Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2021
Category: Author Videos
Be careful what you wish for.... Digby is desperate for a pet, one that is bigger and better than any of his friends' pets - but pets need feeding, lots of care and looking after. Will Digby be up to the job...?
Author and illustrator Catherine Emmett tells us how her own longing for a pet as a child helped inspire her new picture book, The Pet (Macmillan Children's Books), illustrated by David Tazzyman.
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....
