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PreS-Gr 2—Master storyteller Van Allsburg's latest children's book is about a frustrated hamster. He is bought by a girl and given the name Sweetie Pie, but she quickly grows tired of him and tries to sell him. As Sweetie Pie is passed from child to child, he yearns for the freedom of nature and a life uncaged. But his caretakers are unfortunately negligent; he's overfed, frightened by a large dog, abused inside an exe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Van Allsburg's latest has an uncharacteristically happy palette, with lots of sunny greens, and an unusually happy ending, too -- if very eventually. Upon finally being chosen to leave the pet shop with his very own young owner, hamster Sweetie Pie is ever hopeful of a bet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Hamster Sweetie Pie finally leaves the pet shop but finds himself passed along from young owner to owner and ultimat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More