“And while you may think this is a tale of impossible scope and scale, he soon returned home with a whale!”

Livingstone Columbus Magellan Crouse is an explorer. In his travels, he brings home a variety of creatures to keep as potential pets but is always met with the same refrain from his mother: “Livingstone Columbus Magellan Crouse, please get that ___ out of my house.” Just what kind of creature is he allowed to keep? Well it takes finding out what she will not allow to discover what might be the best pet.

Recommended by Alice Cyphers, Librarian, Pennsylvania, USA