Hamsters Don't Glow in the Dark, by Trina Wiebe - Large Print Reviews

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Hamsters Don't Glow in the Dark
By Trina Wiebe

Hamsters Don't Glow in the Dark
Book 4: Abby and Tess Pet Sitters series
By Trina Wiebe
Illustrated by Meredith Johnson
Read How You Want, (2010)
EasyRead Large Print, in 16 Point Font
(Originally Published in Standard Print by Lobster Press)
ISBN: 9781458748782
Genre: Children's Fiction

Reviewed by Anna Dogole - March 25, 2010

Hamsters Don't Glow in the Dark is the fourth book in the lovely Abby and Tess Pet Sitters series of children's books. This installment finds Mr. Nibbles, a Teddy Bear hamster who lives in Mrs. Hernandez's grade school classroom, is in need of holiday accommodations over spring break. When Mrs. Hernandez asks for a volunteer to take Mr. Nibbles home over the week long break, Abby's hand is the first one in the air.

Abby is the ideal candidate to host Mr. Nibbles. Abby and her younger sister Tess are professional pet-sitters and they even run their own pet-sitting business. Once Mrs. Hernandez learns of this, it is no contest, Abby is to have Mr. Nibbles as a houseguest - on one condition, she has to get a permission slip signed by her mother okaying the project. There is only one major hurtle; Abby lives in an apartment building that has a no pets policy.

What is she to do? Follow Abby as she finds a way to take Mr. Nibbles home, and to do it honestly and openly. Also discover what happens when, horrors of horrors, Abby finds that Mr. Nibble likes her little sister Tess, better than her! Along the way, readers also learn a lot about hamsters and how they are cared for, and that Mr. Nibbles is hiding an exciting secret that will forever change how the students of Mrs. Hernandez's class look at their furry classmate.

Hamsters Don't Glow in the Dark is a fun book to read, and one that will delight both girls and boys, and animal lovers of all ages. The Abby and Tess Pet-Sitters series was written by Trina Wiebe, who is also the author of the beloved Max-a-Million series. This volume also includes charming illustrations by Meredith Johnson. This 20-point large print edition of Hamsters Don't Glow in the Dark is ideal for adults who need, or prefer large print, who want to read this book along with, or to, the youngsters in their lives. The large print size also makes it easier for new readers to decipher the text as they enjoy this entertaining and edifying story.

Hamsters Don't Glow in the Dark is available from Read How You Want, an on-demand publisher that makes books available in a variety of formats including Braille, DAISY, and five different large print formats. This range of formats makes this, and other books, available not only to visually impaired individuals, but also anyone with a reading or physical disability that makes reading standard print books difficult.

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