Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit

Format:

Book

Title:

Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit

Other title(s):

Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit

Author:

Carris, Joan Davenport.

ISBN:

9780763621513

9780763646219

9781428712447

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

116 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Series title(s):

Bed & Biscuit series ;

Number in series:

BK. 1.

Contents:

Welcome -- The mystery box -- Smaller than a breadbox -- A gift of moles -- Mad Milly -- Poor little guy -- Trying days -- The red plaid blanket -- The magnificent snout -- The search goes on -- Ernest's triumph -- Author's note.

Summary:

The family animals at the Bed and Biscuit begin to feel slighted when Dr. Bender returns from a fire with something that occupies the time usually reserved for them.

Subject(s):

Veterinarians -- Juvenile fiction.

Fire extinction -- Juvenile fiction.

Veterinarians -- Fiction.

Animals -- Fiction.

Fire extinction -- Fiction.

Genre:

First chapter books.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Added Author:

Jones, Noah (Noah Z.)

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Silver Falls Library	JF CARRIS	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

The family animals at the Bed and Biscuit begin to feel slighted when Dr. Bender returns from a fire with something that occupies the time usually reserved for the

Author Notes

Joan Carris has published more than a dozen books for children as well as four textbooks. She also teaches graduate-level writing at Duke University. She lives in Beaufort, North Carolina.

Noah Z. Jones is the illustrator of NOT NORMAN by Kelly Bennett and THE MONSTER IN THE BACKPACK by Lisa Moser. He lives in Camden, Maine.

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-3-Grampa Bender runs the Bed and Biscuit, a boardinghouse for animals, and would be lost without the covert help of his trio of loyal pets: a hardworking pig named Ernest, Gabby the Vietnamese mynah bird who loves to answer the phone in Grampa's absence, and a cat named Milly, the newest addition to the family. Grampa is called away following a fire at the neighbor's house and returns later in the day with a puppy. Weak and sick, the pup takes all of Grampa's attention. Millie becomes jealous, and when the pup's blanket disappears everyone blames her. Ernest springs into action to solve the mystery and eventually bring the family back together. David de Vries does a wonderful job of voicing each of these charming characters in Joan Carris's delightful first title (Candlewick, 2006) in this beginning chapter book series. This heartwarming story will appeal to animal lovers as well as emerging readers looking for an engaging tale with a touch of humor and a cast of likable characters.-Amy Joslyn, Fairport Public Library, Fairport NY (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

Grampa aka Dr. Adam Bender owns and runs the Bed and Biscuit, an animal boarding house. Ernest his pig, Milly his cat and Gabby his mynah assist . . . well, Ernest assists by carrying heavy buckets at milking and feeding time. Gabby mostly causes problems imitating Grampa on the telephone. A fire at the neighbor's house adds an orphaned Scottie puppy to the family. Milly, the former "baby," doesn't like being replaced. When she and the puppy's blanket vanish, everyone jumps to the wrong conclusion. It's up to Ernest to solve the mystery and bring Milly home. Jones's watercolor-and-pencil illustrations bring the animals of Carris's easy chapter book to life. This is worth a place in most collections, especially where Dick King-Smith's works circulate well. A short afterword points out the realism in the animal characters. Kids will welcome sequels. (Fiction. 6-10) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

There's a full house at Grandpa Bender's Bed and Biscuit, where the vet boards animals. Besides the guests, Grandpa has cows and chickens, but his inside animals are his family: Gabby the mynah bird; Milly, a young cat; and Ernest, a very clever minipig. When a fire orphans a tiny puppy, Grandpa brings it home, too--to the dismay of the other animals, especially Milly, who has enjoyed being the baby of the family. Kids just past the easy-reader stage will enjoy this. Each animal has a distinct, fully rounded personality, and the story is nicely paced, with a certain amount of mystery, at first, about just who the newcomer is. Carris cleverly makes Gabby able to talk with the outside world in the guise of idle mynah bird chatter. She also uses the animals' fear of losing Grandpa's affection as a metaphor for the sense of displacement new siblings often feel. Simple line illustrations break up the text, making it easier to read. --Ilene Cooper Copyright 2006 Booklist