Ember and the other pets face their hardest challenge yet... BABYSITTING! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! A mysterious cat visits Ember in the middle of the night. She tells him that she will give him an army if he can complete a simple babysit her kittens for three days. Ember is eager to complete the task and be one step closer his goal of world domination. But babysitting is no walk in the dog park, and it’ll take all paws on deck to keep the kittens safe and make sure the humans don’t find out. With laugh-out-loud humor, engaging artwork on every page, and nonstop action that will have readers rushing to turn the pages, Pets Rule is the just-right series for any emerging reader!
“I have a task for you … If you prove yourself worthy, I will give you your own army.” This is the promised made to Ember by a mysterious orange cat who shows up in the middle of the night. The task? To watch over her kittens and “teach them all you know.” Ember is on board immediately, not understanding just how difficult taking care of a bunch of kittens can be. Luckily, he has his normal crew to lend him a paw, but he also has an agent working against him: Ogre, the cat from next door.