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Heide, Florence Parry

A Promise Is a Promise

40 pp. | Candlewick | May, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-2285-5 $15.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Tony Auth. George brings home a series of pets, but his parents object to the excessive shedding (dog), excessive breeding (mice), and big teeth (shark). After his parents promise him a bird, George acquires a bad-mannered parrot and his folks must stick to their vow. Both text and art are amusing but pale in comparison to Steven Kellogg's funnier Can I Keep Him?
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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