Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
92
Description
Sid, Peggy and Amy adore the two gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but their mother detests them. A major family battle results, and it's clear life is never going to be quite the same again. But after a near fatal encounter between Bubble and Ginger the cat, Mrs Sparrow begins to see that life with a pair of gerbils might not be so bad after all.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1978
Physical description
92 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
0590423622 / 9780590423625
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LibraryThing member electrascaife
A boy gets two gerbils from a friend and so starts the battle between him and his sisters (with the silent support of his step-father) on one side and his mother on the other.
Cute, short, and sweet.
Cute, short, and sweet.
LibraryThing member atreic
Sid gets a pair of gerbils. His mum does not want gerbils in the house. His step father is more sympathetic, remembering the white mice of his childhood. This slim volume is an interesting story on what we put up with for the sake of our family, and how we change our mind
Subjects
Awards
Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Children's Book — 1978)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 1978)
Call number
J3B.Pea