{"product_id":"my-pet-rattlesnake-9781935955627","title":"My Pet Rattlesnake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Hayes is back with another unbelievable, astounding, and totally true tall tale, straight from his own childhood in the Arizona desert.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day little Joe sees a rattlesnake in trouble and saves the snake's life. Things start to get weird when the rattler follows Joe home. It's only a rattlesnake, nothing new for a desert boy like Joe, so he keeps him as a pet. His dad is annoyed and the neighbors are terrified, but soon the friendly snake slithers his way into their hearts. The snake cuddles at the foot of Joe's bed, plays in the yard, and even scares away a burglar and alarms the police--what a charmer!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs there really such a thing as cold-blooded love?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheck out the other titles in this series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGRANDPA'S HAL-LA-LOO-YA HAMBONE! - MY PET RATTLESNAKE - THE GUM CHEWING RATTLER - THE LOVESICK SKUNK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he started learning Spanish from his classmates. As Hayes got older, he began reading the work of folklorists and anthropologists and gathering the old stories from the Southwest region. His books have received the Arizona Young Readers Award, two Land of Enchantment Children's Book Awards, the Texas Bluebonnet award, and the National Storytelling Network Talking Leaves Award. He lives in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonio Castro L.\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and has lived in the Juarez-El Paso area for most of his life. He was awarded a prestigious Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor for his illustrations in \u003ci\u003eMy Tata's Remedies \/ Los remedios de mi tata\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also illustrated several other picture books for Cinco Puntos Press, including \u003ci\u003eThe Gum Chewing Rattler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Pet Rattlesnake\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cinco Puntos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552870695186,"sku":"9781935955627","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb51474b-49d8-4b91-a7e3-4ef2a234b717.jpg?v=1754909627","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-pet-rattlesnake-9781935955627","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}