 I'm a children's librarian at the Long Beach Public Library at the Mark Twain Branch. Usually, I tell stories at the library, but today I thought we would go ahead and tell a story in my very own home. So, that being said, I thought we would go ahead and celebrate National Pet Week. And so, I'm going to go ahead and tell a story, and I'm going to actually ask for some help from my very furry friend under this blanket. So, let me go ahead and introduce you to my friend. But first, I'm going to go ahead and give you a couple of heads on what kind of an animal he is. Let me show you. He has a very furry tail. He also has a big paw. And he also has a very wet nose. What could he be? A doggie. This dog's name is George. Hi, George. And then everybody go ahead and say hi, George. So, today I thought we would go ahead and read, or more like tell, tell the story, Bart George by Jules Pfeiffer. Published by Harper Collins. And this story is being read and told with permission from Harper Collins. Thank you guys. All right. So, the story goes, George's mom told George to Bart George, and George went meow. No, George said George's mom, cats go meow, dogs go woof. So, Bart George and George went quack, no George, ducks go quack, dogs go woof. Now, Bart George and George went oink oink, no George said George's mom, pigs go oink, dogs go woof. So, Bart George and George went moo, moo. Oh no, George's mom was very, very worried. So, she had to take him to the doggie doctor, the vet. And the vet said, okay, Bart for me, George and George went meow. Oh no. So, the vet had to put on his gloves. And he reached in and he pulled out a, is that a cat? That must have been why he was meowing. Oh my goodness. All right. So, the vet said, Bart George and George went quack, quack. Okay. So, the vet had to put on his gloves and he reached in and he pulled out. What did he pull out? Is that a ducky? That must have been why he was quacking. Oh my gosh. All right. So, now the vet said, Bart for me, George and George went oink oink. Okay. So, the vet put on his gloves and he went in and he pulled out a, is that a pig? Oh my goodness. That must have been why he was oinking. All right. Now, the vet said, Bart for me, George and George went moo. Oh no. Uh oh. Okay. So, the vet had to put on his long gloves and he reached in and he pulled out. Oh my goodness. Was that why he was mooing? Oh boy. All right. So, the vet said, okay, now go ahead and Bart for me, George and George went meow. Okay. Oh my goodness. Thank goodness. So, George's mom was so happy. She gave the kitty doggie licks. She gave the duck doggie licks. She gave the pig doggie licks. She gave the cow doggie licks. She even gave the vet doggie licks. She was so happy. The vet was all better. He was able to bark and they were walking down the street. They saw all these people and George's mom wanted to go ahead and show George off to everybody. So, she told George, Bart, George and George went hello. What do you think happened? Uh oh. Well, unfortunately, that is the end of the story. So, we'll never know what really, really happened. But we do know George can talk just like people. All right. Well, I hope you all enjoyed that story. I love that story. That's one of my favorites and it's one of George's favorites as well. So, now it's time to say good night to George. He needs his doggie nap. So, let's go and say goodbye, George. And we're also going to say goodbye, kitty. And goodbye, duckie. And goodbye, piggy. Oh, goodbye. And goodbye, cow. All right. They are all very good that week. I thought I would go ahead and tell you and share with you my pet. So, I'll give you a couple of hints also on what kind of an animal he is as well. So, he has large spikes on his arms and his feet. He also loves to eat grass and lettuce. And he has a very hard shell on his back. Well, he just yawned right now. All right. Can you guess what he is? If you guessed a tortoise, you're right. And there he is. This is Koopa. His name is Koopa. He is an African solcata tortoise. He's normally outside under the sun, roaming around and eating grass. But today I thought I would go ahead and make this a special day and share with you all my pet tortoise. Yay. Very good. So as you can see, he has spikes on his arms and on his feet. Pretty cool, huh? Pretty cool. And he has a very hard shell on his back. All right. He's not very comfortable being lifted up and shown off on camera. So I'm going to go ahead and put him back in his little bin. Alrighty. Very cool. Okay. Well, I hope you all had a great time listening to the story and meeting Koopa. So, I hope you all have a wonderful week. I hope everybody is safe and healthy at home. And if you would like, you can always follow us on Facebook and Instagram and YouTube and Twitter as well. If you want to find more information or more storytime videos, you can always visit our website at longbeach.gov slash library. All right. I'll see you all next time. Bye.