As mentioned in the "Symbols" section, the physical descriptions of the Pet Shop are pretty vague. In fact, we don't get to see what the Pet Shop looks like from the narrator's point of view at all...

Because the entire book centers around making an important decision, there's a lot of waffling and indecisiveness in the tone. The narrator and his sister are pretty much constantly going back and...

The writing style is filled with Seuss's classic rhymes and simple words, which makes it a hoot to read aloud—and a great way for new readers to get acclimated to his strange word world. Addition...

The entirety of What Pet Should I Get? has to do with the burden of choice, and so it makes sense that the title would sum up exactly what the narrator and Kay are struggling with: trying to decide...

After agonizing over their choice of pet for ages, the narrator finally comes to a decision at the end of the book. He says: The dog…? Or the rabbit…? The fish…? Or the cat…? I picked one o...

What Pet Should I Get? wasn't just a pile of notes that Dr. Seuss left behind when he died; it was actually found as a complete manuscript, pictures and all. (Source) Some people think that What Pe...