The Perfect Pet

Description

Piglets Hamilton, Pygmalion and Podge want a dog more than anything in the world. But they can't decide what sort to get. Hamlet wants a calm faithful dog, Pygmalion wants a bright, bouncy dog, and Podge wants a warm, cuddly dog. Thank goodness the little piglets have a caring pet shop owner to help them choose the perfect pet. Ages 3-6

Carol Chataway was born in England in 1955 and emigrated to Australia in 1965. She graduated from Flinders University in 2004 with first class honours in creative writing, where she also won the University Medal for outstanding academic achievement. She now works for a living in the morning and imagines stories in the afternoon. She is the author of four published children's picture books, The Perfect Pet, 2001 and Wings, 2004, Edwina Sparrow, 2007 and You Are My Special Baby, 2011 (Working Title Press). Pooka is her fifth children's book, created while ambling with her dog in the Adelaide Hills. Carol also shares her days with her husband and three sons. Greg Holfeld was born in Canada and moved to Adelaide in 1991 after several years of travelling and country-hopping. He has spent much of his career as an animator and cartoonist. In between directing and producing his own animated films, he works as a freelance animator with an Adelaide production house, and a book illustrator. He has illustratedover 35 titles, including The Perfect Pet, Wolf's Sunday Dinner, You Must Be Joking, Captain Congo and the Crocodile King, Captain Congo and the Maharaja's Monkey and Captain Congo and the Klondike Gold.