Böcker av Mildred Potash

The Story of a Girl and Her Wonderful Pet! For many children, the experience of bonding with and loving a first pet is an unforgettable time in their lives. Millie and Cupcake is the charming and educational story of a girl and her companion animal ... a different animal than many kids think of when choosing a pet. Cupcake is a rat, and readers will be enchanted as they learn what rats are really like: clean, loving, highly intelligent, trainable personalities who add immeasurable value to people's lives. Follow along with Millie as she learns how to take care of her sociable, curious, and affectionate best friend.

The friendship between a young girl named Millie and her pet rat Cupcake is one of a kind, strengthened more when Cupcake has babies. However, in the new children''s book by author Mildred Potash, Cupcake''s Babies, Millie''s mom tells her she needs to find new homes for Cupcake''s babies. Millie decides to give the rats to her friends as pets; however some aren''t sure of a pet rat and others have dangers for rats, like cats, in their homes. To make matters worse, Millie also has to deal with a boy named Billy who says rats are dirty. Having raised the rats herself, Millie knows about caring for a rat and looks for ways to encourage her friends to see the fun of having a rat. Cupcake''s Babies is an endearing story about the importance of choosing the right pet and the benefits of a human and animal relationship.