If I Had a Gryphon

Very fun and engaging read for children. The illustrations are humorous, detailed, and show the upsides and hilarious downsides of having various mythological creatures as pets.

If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle

This is a child's rhyme about a little girl who had a hamster, but wanted a more exciting pet. The story flows from one mythical creature to the next, until she decides which one is the best pet.

I loved this book! The illustrations were fantastic and the flow of the rhyme would make any child want to turn the page. This is probably a book that will instigate a million "What's that?" questions, so be prepared to trot out your knowledge of mythical creatures, parents! The copy I downloaded had some serious format issues because the text ran together in places and misaligned in others. I'm assuming this will be corrected before publication. I would definitely buy this for my children!

I adored this book! Lovely rhyming coupled with gorgeous pictures. I'd buy this in a heartbeat!

Sam receives a hamster as a pet, and all it does is sleep, eat, hide and get his shavings wet. Poor Sam. She is watching and waiting for it to do something, anything with her face propped on her hands. The next illustration shows her reading a book of mythological animals. From that point on, her imagination soars and she daydreams about what it would be like to have one of those creatures as a pet instead of her boring hamster.

The book is filled with wondrous illustrations of mythological creatures, and the story is told with rhyming words. This book is one children will be sure to love (Adults too!) as it brings a bit of magic to life.

I highly recommend this it.

loved this one! Would be a cute and fun read aloud. I can imagine all of the awesome lessons to teach alongside!