A dog, cat, or other pet at a friend's home. Read it together, at your pace. Every page is written in your child's voice.
1. My friend has a pet. When I visit, I might meet it.
2. Pets can be loud or fast. A dog might bark or jump. A cat might zoom by.
Barking can be sudden and loud. Fur feels different on different animals.
stand still and calmask my friend to hold the pet firstwatch from across the roomask an adult to keep the pet in another roomtake a break when I need one
3. Before touching a pet, I always ask. "Can I pet them? Where do they like it?" The owner knows their pet best.
4. The pet comes toward me.
What might the pet do?
Sniff me to learn who I am.
Get excited and wiggly.
Walk away and ignore me.
We don't know yet — and that's okay.
💡 Pets have moods and choices too. I can be calm, ask first, and let the pet decide.
5. I never have to touch a pet if I do not want to. Liking pets from far away is a real way to like pets.
6. When the visit ends, I say bye to my friend — and maybe to the pet too. Meeting an animal is done, and I did it my way.
In the app, your child can choose what happens next, rehearse lines out loud with Spark, and try different endings — including hearing a kind "no" and being celebrated for respecting it. Parents can also create fully personalized stories.