Pat the Beastie
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Board Book · Ages 3–8 · 1993

Pat the Beastie

By Henrik Drescher

Mischief with a pet turns into a wild lesson when Beastie strikes back.

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Paul and Judy love to tease their pet Beastie, ignoring warnings to be kind. But when their antics go too far, Beastie shows them why respect is crucial. This interactive tale invites readers to poke, squish, and giggle along, but beware—crossing a Beastie might lead to unexpected consequences. Will Paul and Judy learn their lesson before it's too late?

From the publisher

A warning: “You should never monkey around with a Beastie!” Once upon a time a little boy and girl named Paul and Judy had a pet called Beastie. Unfortunately, Paul and Judy weren’t very nice to Beastie. In fact—they were downright naughty. They pulled Beastie’s fur and jiggled Beastie’s eyes. They tickled his feet and plucked his boogers. “Always be kind to your pets!” they were reminded again and again—but Paul and Judy never listened.

Boy, were they sorry! Artist Henrik Drescher’s decidedly wicked parody of Pat the Bunny, is back in a sturdier board-book format and more engaging illustrations. Pat the Beastie is an interactive touch-and-feel, pull-and-poke book that comes with pop-ups, squishers, squeezers, and squeakers—not to mention two brightly colored wormy boogers. Readers will love to join in with the mischievous Paul and Judy as they have fun “playing” with their pet Beastie, squishing and jiggling and playing peekaboo. (Hey, Beastie deserves some respect!) But after readers see what happens when you cross a Beastie—then he’ll FEASTIE!—they’ll go scrambling back through the book to make amends.

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Format
Board book
Pages
11
Reading age
3–8
Audience
Board
Themes & topics
Books about fixing mistakesBooks about petsBooks about monsters
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Book details

Publication
Published
November 12, 2009
First published
January 1, 1993
Publisher
Workman Kids
Edition
Language
English
Type
Board Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780761156109

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