YOSHI WANTS A PET SO BADLY SHE BEFRIENDS SOME BACKYARD 

CRITTERS WHO AREN’T LIKELY TO GET ALONG AND BRINGS THEM

INTO HER CIRCLE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR FUN AND FROLIC.

 SHE ACES A SCHOOL WRITING ASSIGNMENT IN THE

PROCESS BY TELLING THE TALE IN A POEM THAT USES WORDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

To be safe, I brought Grillo into my room, but I couldn’t sleep ‘cause he chirped all night!
Sin dulces sueños*(No sweet dreams), more like a fright!

The next day, I built each of them a cardboard house, and told them, “Don’t be mean!”
Then hoping they would listen, I built a twig bridge in between!

LAGGIE AND GRILLO: AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP not only helps children think about the responsibilities of keeping a pet, but also about the importance of helping opposites get along. It’s a multicultural friendship story so full of rhyming fun you’ll want to be a part of it!