Meet Petunia.
More than anything, Petunia wants a pet.
“I’ll feed my pet every day,” she promises her parents.“I’ll take her for walks. I’ll read stories to her and draw her pictures.”
Petunia knows she can take care of a pet, but what happens when the pet she most desires is a skunk?
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“A simple, beguiling story greatly enhanced by pictures by an artist with a superb eye for line & composition. Bravo Paul!”
— Maurice Sendak
“Matches a charming girl named Petunia with a thoroughly inappropriate pet.”
— New York Times“Made me laugh out loud—Petunia's smile is infectious & the denouement is spot on.”
— Nancy PearlBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Paul Schmid’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all artists. He is the author and illustrator of A Pet for Petunia, Petunia Goes Wild, and Hugs from Pearl, and he is the illustrator of The Wonder Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. In 2010, Paul was awarded a month-long fellowship with Maurice Sendak. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Linda, and their daughter, Anna.
Kathleen McInerney won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2011 and was a finalist for the Audie in 2010 and 2015. Her narrations have also earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has performed in New York and around the United States in both classical and contemporary theater. Her credits also include television commercials, daytime drama, radio plays, and a broad range of animation voice-overs.