Meet the Cast
The Narrator
Seuss likes to use unnamed narrators in his books, and the one in What Pet Should I Get? is no different. We know from the pictures that the narrator is a boy and also Kay's brother, but other than...
Kay
The narrator's sister, Kay, is his partner-in-crime and the other voice in the decision-making process for finding a new pet. Even though the narrator's happy to have her there, Kay's existence als...
Dad and Mom
Dad and Mom never actually appear in the story because it focuses on the kids; we don't get so much as a single illustration of them or one little line of dialogue. But they're still a big presence...