The Book
The book by Dick King Smith features the story of Harmony Parker, a 10 year old girl who wants an animal of her own but is not allowed by her parents who think they are dirty. Harmony has a 15 year old sister, Melody who spends most of her time looking in a mirror. Harmony's best friend is a toy dog, Rex Ruff Monty.
Harmony believes animals are more interesting than humans and so the people she meets she pictures as animals. Her father is a Sea Lion, her mother is a Pouter Pigeon and her sister is a Siamese cat.
She receives a magic coin from her Uncle Ginger that grants her seven wishes.
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“The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed that book.”
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