If I Had a Gryphon (Board Book)

from aethercowboy

In If I Had a Gryphon, written by Vikki VanSickle, illustrated by Cale Atkinson, Sam is presented with a new hamster pet. However, this pet is not everything's cracked up to be, so Sam speculates on how much better certain mythological creatures and cryptids would be instead of this hamster, only...

from TheLoopyLibrarian

As a Harry Potter geek, I couldn't help but enjoy this story with its parade of mythological creatures. The illustrations were colorful, humorous, and lively, and the accompanying text was rhythmic and fun. I appreciate the large board book format for younger readers. The only problem I had was i...

from ThatOneLibrarian

In If I Had a Grphyon, VanSickle presents the reader with a treasure trove of mythological creatures. A hamster that mostly just pees in it's cage isn't really interesting, right? So our heroine, a dark skinned brunette (thank you, Atkinson!) with a penchant for wily creatures starts hunting for ...

from philae_02

If I Had a Gryphon is a sweet story about a little girl named Sam, who has a pet hamster. But her hamster -- is well -- rather boring. Sam begins to compare her hamster to all the mythical beasts in her book. But she quickly realizes that having an exotic pet isn't all that it's cracked up to be....

from sylliu

A fun, rhyming story about a boy who wants a pet that is more exotic and thrilling than his hamster. He goes through the list of mythological creatures such as gryphon, hippogriff, sasquatch, kraken, unicorn, and more, but remembers the downsides of having such pets (too many teeth, underwater, e...