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Benjy is a brown dog with long ears and a short tail who adores his family—Mother, Father, Linda, and Jimmy. His joyful life changes when Aunt Sarah visits with her parrot, Tilly. The family's focus shifts to the new bird, and Benjy struggles with jealousy and feeling ignored.
First publish date: 1971
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Margaret Bloy Graham
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