Anna’s Pet, a children’s book, is by Margaret Atwood and her maternal aunt, Joyce Barkhouse. The illustrator is Ann Blades. Atwood was around 41 years old when Anna’s Pet was published in 1980.

Joyce Barkhouse is Margaret’s mother’s youngest sister. Her maiden name is Joyce Killam. She uses her pen name, Joyce Barkhouse, to publish her books.

Margaret used to keep temporary pets when she was a child. She had a praying mantis at one time and a cat named Perky (Percolator). (Atwood, p. 72) Her parents made Perky disappear before her baby sister Ruth was born. It was because. back then, some people thought a cat and baby would not be a good combination in the house.

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