Bertram and His Funny Animals Author:Paul Gilbert Little Bertram, he s always bringing home the most extraordinary pets, usually after asking his mamma for permission first, of course. But who ever heard of cutting holes in the ceiling for a giraffe? Running from a dangerously ticklish rhinoceros? Or dealing with a baboon for a babysitter? If only Bertram would bring home a dog or a cat or even... more » a turtle instead, he might not find himself in such predicaments. And his mamma?my, is she frazzled!
Author Paul T. Gilbert, who happened to have a son just like Bertram, first imagined these pet-ownership mishaps as bedtime stories, full of laughter and mayhem and wacky good fun. Bertram and His Funny Animals became a book in 1934. Now it s back in a new edition, and this time a troublesome camel joins the original s mischievous menagerie! Children will love Bertram s cackle-inducing dilemmas and the sweet drawings by Minnie Rousseff, and parents will delight in tales filled with the charming foibles of childhood.
Assisting Bertram in his misadventures are his well-behaved little brother, Baby Sam, and friends Ginny Banning and George Fish. Aunt Ella and Great-Aunt Jane reliably offer their disapproval of Bertram s not-so-wild animals. Neighbor Mrs. Cree is appropriately nosy. Bertram s mamma, well, she means well. And Bertram s daddy always manages to save the day (that is, when he gets back from business in Omaha).« less