{"id":4463489319023,"title":"House of a Million Pets, The","handle":"house-of-a-million-pets","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious memoir in short stories from an author who has had almost every kind of pet imaginable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Hodgman's basement is home to three guinea pigs, a cage full of birds, a big gray rabbit, a prairie dog, a bulbul (look it up), two little rabbits, a hamster, and twenty-six pygmy mice. And that's just the basement. Would your parents ever let you have that many pets at once?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf Ann Hodgman were your parents, she'd let you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of a Million Pets\u003c\/i\u003e, with illustrations by award-winning illustrator Eugene Yelchin, is the true story of what it's like to live in her barnyard―er, house―with more animals than you'll be able to keep track of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny kid (or adult) who has ever owned or wanted a pet will love these furry, feathered, slimy, and scaly stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of a Million Pets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hodgman may not have had a dragon like Hagrid, but her tales are equally engaging, truthful and funny to readers of all ages. 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And that's just the basement. Would your parents ever let you have that many pets at once?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf Ann Hodgman were your parents, she'd let you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of a Million Pets\u003c\/i\u003e, with illustrations by award-winning illustrator Eugene Yelchin, is the true story of what it's like to live in her barnyard―er, house―with more animals than you'll be able to keep track of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny kid (or adult) who has ever owned or wanted a pet will love these furry, feathered, slimy, and scaly stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of a Million Pets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hodgman may not have had a dragon like Hagrid, but her tales are equally engaging, truthful and funny to readers of all ages. She's a James Herriot for the 21st century.” ―\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Through careful observation [Hodgman's] able to create a distinct personality for most of her pets, and Eugene Yelchin's black-and-white illustrations add a note of whimsy.... By the end of the book, you realize Hodgman is one Crazy Pet Lady. 'Good' crazy, though.” ―\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}