"Despite all of Beatrice's love and care,
Barb seemed unhappy. Her beautiful
pink color faded. Her leaves withered
and dropped.
Beatrice wondered if perhaps Barb was
lonely. She asked her friend Leo to bring
his dog, Lucy, over for a playdate."
Beatrice, like almost any other kid you may know, wanted a pet. Asking her mother for a dog, cat, hedgehog, or small horse resulted in the same negative reply. Her mother was willing to make a compromise. Beatrice could have a plant.
If you had a lot of guesses, I'm not sure you would come close to guessing what Beatrice feels is a worthy choice. Barb was not anything like what she had imagined; I mean who would choose a Venus flytrap as a pet? That is just what Beatrice did.
Beatrice cared for Barb to the best of her ability, and in all the best possible ways. Still, Barb began to fail. Lucy didn't know how to help. The vet didn't know how to help, being the animal specialist that she was. She did suggest new soil and fertilizer. That only made things worse. Only when Beatrice noticed that the vet had left another solution in the event of an emergency, did she try something new.
Beatrice quickly biked Barb to a plant shop where she was given the exact advice she needed to help her very unusual and discriminating pet. Knowing how truly special a Venus flytrap was only upped Beatrice's pride in Barb.
Bright digital artwork matches the book's tone of warmth and concern for all living things.
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