Dear Beast. Dori Hillestad Butler. Illustrated by Kevan Atteberry. 2020. 80 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: They wouldn't have.... Guess what, Mom! We got a dog at Dad's house!
Premise/plot: Simon and Baxter star in Dori Hillestad Butler's Dear Beast. Simon, the cat, is VERY opinionated. He knows that the dog, the beast, (aka BAXTER) is NOT needed. Andy does not need a DOG. He has a cat...and a fish. Simon is Andy's pet at his mom's house. Baxter is Andy's pet at his dad's house. These two exchange letters with each other... can these two learn to get along and do what is best for Andy?
My thoughts: This is the first in the series. I read the third book first. I did like going back to pick up this one. It helped clarified things a bit! The book is cute and fun. The personalities of both pets are clear. And those personalities are expressed well in the illustrations.
© 2021 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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