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If I had ..

by Mercer Mayer · 1944

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A little boy wishes he had some frightening and unusual pets to scare away the bullies who pick on him but decides his big brother is a good substitute.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
bullyingbullyingMore like thisLess of thisbrothersbrothersMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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