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->''Art doesn't know what to do when a new pet is brought into the house.''

''Art the Gecko Makes a Friend'' is a short [[ChildrensLiterature children's]] {{picture book|s}} published by Creator/MargaretSnyder. When Art's master, Brett, brings home a second pet, Art experiences some jealousy.

Like its sister book, ''Literature/WhosAfraidOfBoomer'', this one comes with a toy of TheProtagonist, a small gecko filled with sand.
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!! This book provides examples of:

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Art is yellow with orange, purple, and green splotches, which doesn't match any particular gecko in real life.
%%* AnthropomorphicZigZag
* AttentionWhore: Art is so used to getting the attention he gets scared of getting replaced when a new pet shows up.
* CharacterTitle: Art the gecko.
* DisappearedDad: Mr. Johnson is never mentioned or even seen in the book.
* FirstNameBasis: Art's full name, Art [[SpeciesSurname Gecko]], is used only once by Brett.
%%* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Brett
%%* HatesBeingAlone: See AttentionWhore above.
* IndyEscape: Art does this, though instead of a boulder it's dust.
%%* InnocentBlueEyes: Brett and Flop.
* LovableLizard: Art; who is a gecko, is cute and lovable and clearly adores Brett.
* SpeciesSurname: Art Gecko; he is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko Gecko]].
* SphereEyes: Art is usually portrayed as having oval shaped eyes, though on the cover they're perfect circles. This is perhaps [[JustifiedTrope justified]] though since geckos don't have eyelids, which would obscure the rest of the eye.
* WallCrawl: Unsurprisingly Art the Gecko can do this and does so to escape his habitat.
* WhiteBunny: Flop is a white rabbit.
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