Journal Entry 1 by Flakes from Bloomington, Illinois USA on Monday, January 28, 2008

From Publishers Weekly
Knowing little about animals, Tarte and his wife naievely acquire Binky, an impish bunny, at an Easter bunny fair, little suspecting that it will soon dominate their lives and lead to a brigade of other winged and furred beasts. After Binky, they get a canary, then Ollie, an orange-chin pocket parrot, whom they return because he flings his water-logged food all over their floor and accosts them with calls and bites. Then they buy a more docile gray-cheek parakeet, which makes the Tartes realize they miss their raucous friend Ollie, whom they retrieve. Gluttons for punishment, the Tartes acquire a gender-confused African gray parrot named Stanley Sue, followed by ducks, geese, turkeys, parrots, starlings, more rabbits and cats. Every day brings an adventure or a tragedy (Ollie escapes; a duck gets eaten by a raccoon) to their Michigan country house. With dead-on character portraits, Tarte keeps readers laughing about unreliable pet store proprietors, a duck named Hector who doesn't like water, an amorous dove named Howard, a foster-mother goose, patient veterinarians and increasingly bewildered friends. Tarte has an ordinary-Joe voice that makes each chapter a true pleasure, while revealing a sophisticated vision of animals and their relationship to humans. 

Journal Entry 2 by Flakes from Bloomington, Illinois USA on Sunday, February 10, 2008

Sending this off to fellow parrot lover ILuvToRead2 as a wish list RABCK...enjoy!:) 

Journal Entry 3 by ILuvToRead2 from Chicago, Illinois USA on Monday, February 25, 2008

Received in the mail today - Thank you! I have to admit I already peeked at a couple of the parrot chapters. Thanks for sending this Flakes! 

Journal Entry 4 by ILuvToRead2 at Taneytown, Maryland USA on Thursday, March 18, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (3/18/2010 UTC) at Taneytown, Maryland USA

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These people seem a bit crazy. Pet overload!

This has been mailed to someone who has it on her wishlist. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 5 by MaryZee from Taneytown, Maryland USA on Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Thanks for sending this my way, ILuvToRead2. I'm sure this is one I saw mentioned on BC somewhere. Looks like a fun read! 

Journal Entry 6 by MaryZee at Taneytown, Maryland USA on Saturday, August 28, 2010

Enjoyed this book very much. Memoirs are one of my favorite genres, and this book was definitely an amusing look at life with (many, many) animals. When I looked at the list of pets at the beginning it didn't really sink in how many pets these people had. But about halfway thru the book, I began referring to the list of pets and that helped me keep the cast of characters (!!) straight.

Thanks for sharing, Flakes and ILuvtoRead2! This may be released next month for the animals challenge. 

Journal Entry 7 by MaryZee at AlarmWatch in Hunt Valley, Maryland USA on Saturday, September 25, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (9/24/2010 UTC) at AlarmWatch in Hunt Valley, Maryland USA

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Left on the shelf in the kitchen. There is no public access to this building; you must know someone who works here.