"Pleeeease, can I have a dog?" Jo wants a dog more than anything else in the whole wide world, but her parents are horrified by the idea. "Imagine the mess! Imagine the bother! How about a neat little mouse instead?" So Jo gets a mouse...and a rabbit...and a cat...and a budgie bird, because, of course, they aren't going to be nearly as much trouble as a dog...or are they?

Then the new baby arrives! Uh-oh. How will Jo's dream ever come true now? A wonderfully rambunctious picture book that's brimming with fun.

Kathy Henderson has written and illustrated numerous books for children, including "Counting Farm and "The Baby Dances.

Among the many books Brita Granstrom has illustrated are "Does a Cow Say Boo? and "Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes.