The Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets by Jean Craighead George (1997, Paperback, Reprint)

Key Details
Author:	Jean Craighead George
Language:	English
Publisher:	HarperCollins Children's Books
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	0064462013
ISBN-13:	9780064462013

Additional Details
Edition Description:	Reprint

Size
Thickness:	0.2 in
Weight:	4 oz

Publisher's Note
A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons

Humorous, heart-warming, and just plain entertaining, these stories by Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George recall what life was like as she raised three children and 173 wild pets. On any given day there might be a bat in the refrigerator, an owl in the shower, or a crow at the kitchen table. Jean Craighead George’s respect for nature and its many creatures is evident in all of her writing. Here, she offers a personal, firsthand account of the many animals that made their way into her life and her books.

1996 ‘Pick of the Lists’ (ABA)
1996 Children’s Books (NY Public Library)

The author of the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves shares a selection of amusing, real-life tales about her experiences with her strange and unusual pets, including an escape-artist boa constrictor and a duck with an arrest record. Reprint.

Industry Reviews
"One of the book's greatest strengths lies in its use of humans as foils for the animals."
Five Owls - Timothy Rohde