Reading Champion: Finley's Perfect Pet

Independent Reading Purple 8

Author: Damian Harvey and Kathryn Selbert Series: Reading Champion

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Finley promises his parents he'll take good care of a pet, so they decide it's time to welcome one into their home. You won't believe how many things can go wrong with pets until you read this funny tale of squawking and slithering!

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

About the Author

Damian Harvey (Author)

Damian Harvey lives in North Wales with his lovely wife, Vicky. He has three wonderful daughters, one brilliant boy and a cat called Polly. He has written more than 130 books for primary school aged children and is busy writing more. When he isn't writing, Damian loves visiting schools, libraries, bookshops, festivals and anywhere that will have him, where he shares stories, talks about writing and gets people excited about books and reading. You can find out more about Damian by visiting and follow him on Twitter @damianjharvey

Kathryn Selbert (Illustrator)

Kathryn Selbert is a freelance children's book illustrator currently living in New York with her French bulldog, Margot. She earned her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work is inspired by the people she meets in her everyday life, our colorful world, flora and fauna and having fun.

More on this Book

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Finley promises his parents he'll take good care of a pet, so they decide it's time to welcome one into their home. You won't believe how many things can go wrong with pets until you read this funny tale of squawking and slithering!Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.