Join a brilliant, but stubborn, parrot as he endures the banality of the pet store before being purchased by an equally insufferable young man. But while things between parrot and owner get off to a rocky start, the delights of having a pet (or human) bring them both around in the end.
Day Four
I'm exhausted.
Today a guy spent an hour asking me my name.
I kept telling him.
"Brock," I said. "Brock! Brock! BROCK!"
He looked very disappointed.
I guess he wanted it to be something else.
Like Poly.
Join a brilliant, but stubborn, parrot as he endures the banality of the pet store before being purchased by an equally insufferable young man. But while things between parrot and owner get off to a rocky start, the delights of having a pet (or human) bring them both around in the end. This book from the award-winning author/illustrator team Devin Scillian and Tim Bowers of the Memoirs series is sure to please fans new and old.
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Original Binding: Hardcover with printed dust jacket
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 1585369624
Item Weight: 0.95 lbs
Dimensions: 11.1 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
Devin Scillian is an award-winning author, broadcast journalist, and musician. He presently anchors the news for WDIV-TV in Detroit. He has traveled the world covering news stories from Sydney to Siberia. His school presentations have inspired countless children to think of themselves as not only readers, but writers as well. In addition to Memoirs of a Goldfish, Memoirs of a Hamster, Memoirs of an Elf, and Memoirs of a Parrot, Devin is also the author of numerous books for Sleeping Bear Press including the national bestseller A is for America: An American Alphabet. Devin lives in Michigan with his family. Find out more about Devin at www.devinscillian.com.
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