This Classic Edition uses the distinctive illustrations from earlier printings of I Want a Pet, an entertaining story about a boy's search for just the right pet.

The Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Context clues in the illustrations are abundant.

Most of the vocabulary words in I Want a Pet are typically introduced in first grade. The words very, brown, white, and purple are higher-level words. Help your child sound out words that continue to be difficult after repeated readings of the story.