Lulu and the Brontosaurus

It's Lulu's birthday and she's decided she'd like a pet brontosaurus as a present. When Lulu's parents tell her that's not possible, Lulu gets very upset. She does not like it when things don't go her way. So she takes matters into her own hands and storms off into the forest to find herself a new pet, all the way singing:

I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, gonna, get
a bronto-bronto-bronto-bronto-saurus for a pet

In the forest Lulu encounters a number of animals; a snake, a tiger, a bear, all of whom don't particularly impress her. And then she finds him...a beautiful, long-necked, gentle, graceful brontosaurus. And he completely agrees with Lulu that having a pet would be a wonderful thing, indeed Lulu thinks she's gotten her birthday wish at last. Until she realizes that Mr. Brontosaurus thinks that she would make an ideal pet for him

How will Lulu ever get out of this sticky situation without throwing a fit (Mr. B does not respond well to those), or using force (Mr. B is much to tall to bonk on the head with her suitcase), or smushing her pickle sandwich?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/14/2010
ISBN: 9781416999614
Pages: 113
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.54w x 0.61d
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2010
Booklist 09/01/2010 pg. 105
School Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 135
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 08/30/2010 pg. 53
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2010 pg. 107
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 61
BookPage 09/01/2010

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 139116 / Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1