My Pet Wants a Pet

My Pet Wants a Pet by Elise Broach and illustrated by Eric Barclay is an entertaining book for preschool and elementary aged children.  A boy wants a pet and his mom finally lets him get a puppy.  Then his puppy wants a pet, so the puppy gets a cat.  After a while, the cat gets a bird, the bird gets a worm, and the worm gets a flea.  The flea doesn't get a new pet, but decides the puppy is his pet.  The mother is not at all happy until the boy figures out a way to make her feel included.  Most children would enjoy this story because it is about pets, but also because the impossibility of pets owning pets.