Synopsis Emma Tuttle is a young girl who loves her parakeet, Henry, so much that he goes everywhere with her--on top of her head. But then one day Henry falls in love with a girl parakeet named Kate and leaves Emma all alone. Will Emma ever have a new friend to play with? Color illustrations accompany the text.
Emma tries several pets before she becomes best friends with her parakeet Henry, but she finds that friendship threatened when her brother Bruce buys another parakeet.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-04-01 | | Series: | Step into Reading. a Step 2 Book | | Illustrator: | Roger Bollen |
| Size | | Length: | 48 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 9.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Kids who like to laugh will love Emma Tuttle, The Parakeet Girl, who goes everywhere with her pet bird, Henry, on top of her head. But when Henry's fancies turn to a pretty parakeet named Kate, Emma finds herself birdless and blue. Until, that is, she hears an unfamiliar peep-peep from Henry and Kate's cage...
Industry Reviews "The deadpan narrative plays along with bright cartoon rendering of the zingy-haired heroine and her circle of expressive, pin dot-eyed family, friends, and fauna. Children attempting their first solo flights in reading will enjoy testing their wings with this title." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Elizabeth Bush
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