• Age: 3 to 8
• Grade: p to 3

Justin wants a big pet! Can Olive and Squidgy help him care for Tiny... the elephant? Official book adaptation from the popular animated TV show.
Justin wants a pet – the bigger the better! He and his pal Squidgy let their imaginations roam and soon they meet their friend Olive in India. A royal pet keeper, Olive presents “Rajah” Justin his new pet, Tiny the elephant!
Together with his friends, Justin learns how to play with, feed, and clean up after Tiny by following the instructions in Olive's book Very Large Book of Pets. But Justin discovers the daily cycle has just begun and that this is a big job! Maybe taking care of a pet isn't so easy after all?

Kids and parents appreciate how the Justin Time TV series highlights the importance of creativity. Teachers and librarians like how Justin travels around the world and into different eras to learn about history, social interaction, and life lessons. Foreign cultures inspire co-creator Brandon James Scott to stoke kids’ imaginations to broaden their horizons and learn about new animals, customs, and places. Scott illustrated all new original art for this book adaptation.
This book series is based on episodes from a popular animated television show, which airs on Netflix and PBS Sprout in the USA, NBC Kids on Saturday mornings, and on Disney Junior channels in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Italy. The series also airs on Discovery Kids Latin America, Discovery Familia in the U.S., Finland’s YLE, Israel’s Hop!, South Korea, and Super RTL (SRTL) Germany.
“Hilarious color illustrations orchestrate the efforts of Justin, Olive and Squidgy to meet Tiny's huge care needs... The Big Pet Story is full of ebullient, buoyant, fantasy elements that give it wind in all its sails”
- Midwest Book Review

Brandon James Scott is the illustrator of The Dog Who Wanted to Fly, a Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens of 2018, Snow Falls, which was selected for the 2020 Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Exhibition, and the upcoming Cow Says Meow. He is also an Emmy Award-nominated creator of the Canadian preschool television series Justin Time and is an animation director with over ten years' experience in the animation industry. Brandon lives with his family in Toronto, Canada.

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"This is a good book to address the desire almost every child has for a pet. Through his bright illustrations, Scott successfully shows how much work a pet can be. While it may not deter your child from begging for a new animal, it is a good way to prepare him for the work that is involved, especially if the animal is going to be 'his responsibility.' " - Communities Digital News

"Books based on popular TV series are always a favourite for young children. The Justin Time books offer an interesting addition to any child's or school library. Highly Recommended." - CM magazine

"The animation is wonderful, almost like one of Mary Poppins’ chalk paintings coming to life, and perfectly suited to this imaginative tale." - Geek Mom

“This is a pleasant story with entertaining illustrations that capture the animated style and the sense of India.” - Pudget Sound Council for the Review of Children’s and Young Adult Literature