SuitabookA pet for Pete
Kimberly Dean
- Reading
- Read together and pause to notice what Pete notices or values about painting. After the solution appears, discuss what makes it workable for him and for the people who want a picture.
- Themes
- Creative work and competing demands: Pete's paintings attract many requests, but he cannot make one for everyone and also finish his homework; his mum helps him find a solution. The plot includes a practical response to competing demands, but the outline does not establish a broader judgement about them.
- Worth knowing
- Pete faces more requests than he can manage alongside homework. The story does not establish how pressured he feels, or whether it explores that tension in depth.