Henry and Mudge and Annie's perfect pet : the twentieth book of their adventures

Cousin Annie loves
Henry's big dog Mudge
so much that she wishes
for a pet of her own.
But what kind of pet
should Annie get?
A crab would be too hard.
A turtle would be too wet.
And a bird might fly into
her teacup collection.
What Annie needs is a pet
that's soft and dry and
doesn't fly -- one that's quiet
and careful, just like Annie.

Author Notes

Cynthia Rylant was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. She attended and received degrees at Morris Harvey College, Marshall University, and Kent State University.

Rylant worked as an English professor and at the children's department of a public library, where she first discovered her love of children's literature.

She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her novel Missing May won the 1993 Newbery Medal and A Fine White Dust was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Rylant wrote A Kindness, Soda Jerk, and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories, which were named as Best Book for Young Adults. When I was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came won the Caldecott Award.

She has many popular picture books series, including Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby and High-Rise Private Eyes. (Bowker Author Biography)

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-2-Henry and his lovable mutt take a backseat in this appealing easy-reader. Cousin Annie has moved next door and she longs for a pet like Mudge, but can't have a dog. Henry, Mudge, and Henry's parents decide to help her, and through the process of elimination they succeed in finding the right one. The story is sweet in that Henry and his family honor Annie's style and taste in helping her choose an appropriate pet. Annie wears frilly dresses with matching hair bows (even when bike riding), is quiet and careful, and has a delicate teacup collection, so a loud or wild pet will not do. The small, white bunny with soft eyes and a warm nose is perfect for her flowered and lacy room, especially when her father builds a delicate hutch for it. This is a realistic depiction of a single-parent family (there is no mention of Annie's mother). Stevenson's pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are perfectly suited to the story. One can almost feel the saliva dripping from Mudge's droopy jowls. A quiet and careful offering that is sure to please.-Diane Janoff, Queens Library, CLASP Office, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Annie's Wish	p. 5
Soft and Dry	p. 15
The Pet Store	p. 23
Snowball	p. 31

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