The Critter Family: The Fun Begins! — Barbara Banks

Black & White Paperback (Book 1 of 6 in The Critter Family, a children's chapter book series)A critter family. Curious children. And unlikely wild animals look for friendship and a home.Did you ever want an animal to be your friend? Did you want two? What if an animal found its way to you, would you want to keep it, talk to it, and play with it (even if you couldn't bring it into the house)? Did you want a quiet, cuddly one. or an active, silly-acting one, or a sneaky, clever one?Well, in The Critter Family: The Fun Begins!, a family with three pets is moving from New York to Virginia. What begins as a family including a retired racehorse, a greyhound dog, and a cat, ends with the addition of five more critters. One-by-one, these five critters find their way into the family's activities. They join the pets in the family in what becomes the making of a critter family. From being discovered to being rescued, the critters find a lifestyle of fun, friendship, safety, and service to the whole family! This is the first book in a series. Share this book title with friends so they can enjoy a special AND larger critter family!The Critter Family book series is a continuing story of a family who unintentionally created a critter family full of different breeds of critters each joining the group one-at-a-time under different circumstances. The critters are drawn to the family for caring and safety and then drawn into friendship with other critters. The Critter Family generates excitement by the fun-loving manner and lively activities of so many different types of critters and draws the interest of all ages. Each critter made close friends with one or two other critters, yet each one looked out for the others in the group. In the end, these critters were easy to love!Plus, you will find a description page at the end of each chapter describing two things: real characteristics of the critter, and a character description of the critter up to that point in the tales.The Critter Family series: 1) The Critter Family: The Fun Begins!2) The Critter Family: Exploring the Shenandoah!3) The Critter Family: To Wyoming and Back!4) The Critter Family: Circle of Friends!5) The Critter Family: Time for Ventures!6) The Critter Family: Chasing Our Dreams!What Readers Are Saying: 1) Living on a farm, we really enjoyed this animal filled tale! Each chapter introduces a new animal and at the end, gives interesting facts about the animal. Loved the marvelous antics between the animals and the human family that loves them. -- by Pamela Breece2) The Critter Family: The Fun Begins is such a fun read. It might be more for a child in the 8-10 year range. But, hey, I'm a grandpa and I enjoyed it. I have some property in the country and couldn't help but think of our animals in reading this book. It's an absolute must read for a child in the target age-range or a grandpa who is looking for a fun book to read to his grandchildren!!. -- by Interested Reader3) Truly enjoyed getting to know the characters in the series. It was so easy to relate to each of them, and it will be easy for your children to understand and follow the stories. My favorite is Hal. Lastly, I like the way the mechanics of the introduction reveals the building blocks of being yourself and making friends. I am looking forward to the rest of the books and lessons. -- by Thomas W.