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Jack Of All Tails

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Kristi, a creative child with bright ideas, persuades her family members to start a family business that helps customers with their pet problems. By acting like people's pets, Kristi and family help train children how to own, train, and take care of a pet. Funny examples of their antics include eating crickets, chasing balls, and making puddles on the floor. Kristi helps to promote the business by pinning up posters, designing a website, and posting a sign on the side of their van. While Kristi's family members have no trouble finding regular customers, Kristi's mishaps make it more difficult for her to find her niche.
This amusing and well-illustrated book weaves important economics lessons about entrepreneurship, services, jobs, and training into an interesting and unique story about using one's talents and starting a family business. Primary-grade teachers, parents, and volunteers seeking high-quality children's literature with useful content will be pleased with this selection.

This is a really fun book for young children. The illustrations and text are engaging. I would recommend this author and illustrator to readers looking for good books for young children.

Kim Norman's JACK OF ALL TAILS tells of an enterprising girl who convinces her family to begin a business posing as people's pets. The humans do their job all too well - and trouble ensues in this engaging story which receives fun drawings by David Clark.

What could have more kid-appeal than a family who hires themselves out as pets? Romping through this story with Kristi as she tries so desperately to find a pet that matches her abundant energy level is more fun than a book should allow. Kristi's plight of feeling like a bit of a misfit creates a theme that will resonate with kids and adults alike. And then it comes to her -- the perfect solution! Don't miss one of the best "ah-hah moments" in recent picture book history. Bravo to Ms. Norman and Mr. Clark for bringing clever back!

What kid hasn't pretended that they were a dog or a cat? Well, Kristi and her family make a living at it. A book written with a wry sense of humor tells a tale of a family who's a bunch of animals (for hire) and Kristi who tries her best to be part of the pack. A zany story with illustrations to match will keep the reader laughing and rooting for Kristi through every doggone squirrely attempt. After you put the book away, you realize it's all about appreciating your strengths and following your heart.

Kids will love hearing about Kristi's family members who decide to start a new pet business. However, this outlandish business features Kristi and her mom, dad, and brother helping pet owners by pretending to be pets! The hilarious scenes range from lizards to pot-bellied pigs making this read aloud one of those "Let's hear it again!" books. Kimberly Norman's action-packed text combined with David Clark's witty and creative illustrations make Jack of All Tails a MUST for boys and girls of all ages.

Hang on to your tail - you are in for a wild and hysterical ride! Kristi's family has an unusual business - they train people to handle their pets. But Kristi is not good at being a dog, or a cat, or a pig or even a lizard. Is there anything she can be good at or is she a jack-of-no-tails? This tale is a wild romp that will have kids rolling in the aisles laughing. And it teaches a great lesson about finding your niche. David Clark's hilarious illustrations are a perfect complement to the fanciful, rythmic text. A must read!