That Pesky Rat

About this book

The creator of Clarice Bean has conjured up a clever alley critter so appealingand so hilariousthat young readers will be begging to take him home. Sometimes . . . I look up at all the cozy windows and wonder what it would be like to live with creature comforts . . . to be a real pet. Most of all I would like to have a name instead of just that pesky rat. A glamorous life in the lap of luxury like Pierre the chinchilla would be very nice. But really our heros not that fussy - he just wants to belong to somebody. With his cute pointy brown face and beady eyes why cant he get someone to take him home? Even a notice posted at the local pet store seems fruitless until one day a nearsighted old man stops in and speaks the amazing words: "Ill take him." After all he says hes been looking for ages for a brown cat as nice as this. In her latest tour de force acclaimed author-illustrator Lauren Child introduces a surprisingly endearing character and assures young readers theres enough love for all of us.