Book Description

"A lively, rhyming text engagingly relates the story of these multiplying creatures, while the watercolor, pen-and-ink, and acrylic-gouache illustrations comically depict the mayhem resulting from overpopulation. Sweetly humorous touches abound in the illustrative details and extend the story line. This rhythmic tale of ever-popular pets will work well as a read-aloud or with newly independent readers."—School Library Journal

"Counting is part of the action-packed farce in this simple rhyming picture book about classroom pets. The arithmetic exercises—addition, subtraction, multiplication—are woven into the story, and there are surprises right up to the end."— Booklist
 

"A humorous look at one classroom’s quest for the perfect pet. Cuyler’s rhymes scan well, and their bouncy rhythms add to the humor of too many cavies. Pearson’s line-and-color illustrations ably complement the tongue-in-cheek text. Her guinea pigs overflow the pages, adorably cute and curious, while the children’s love for their cavies comes through loud and clear. This should be required reading for any teacher considering a class pet."—Kirkus Reviews