They run to rescue him and at first the Aminal is nowhere to be seen. Patrick's friends convince themselves that he's in real danger as clearly a little boy shouldn't be left on his own with a giant, hungry, green monster. By the time the rumor has made its rounds the unidentified creature is thought to be over 100 feet long with green fur and snakes on its tail! Each child has their own idea of what the creature looks like and the Aminal grows bigger and scarier with each page. Molly then runs into another friend, who in turn runs into another friend and another until the story of Patrick's Animal has been retold several times over. And so begins the rumor mill that makes up the crux of this story. It's 'round and green and blinky-eyed with lots of pricky toenails' he tells her. On his way home Patrick runs into his friend Molly and tells her that he's caught an Aminal. He calls it an 'Aminal' and decides to take it home in his lunch sack. There are no illustrations of his friend so we can only guess what Patrick has found. Patrick is having a picnic alone in a field when he befriends a creature to keep him company. It was the build up that I can recall most and I think that's really the key to this book. Oddly, the twist at the end (we'll come that later) is not the part that stuck with me. I think the copy in our house actually belonged to my older sisters but I remember it distinctively because of the funny title. Originally published in 1972, The Aminal is a much loved title from my childhood.
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