Little kindergartener, Sadie, does not quite feel right. Her mother asks the usual questions, “sore throat?” , “tummy ache?” , and checks for a rash.s “A strange cough rumbled in her throat and turned into a roar…as her fingernails grew longer and longer…as her teeth grew sharper and sharper.” SADIE transforms into a frisky leopard cub.The pediatrician “announced, ‘ I am a doctor for children not for leopards.‘  ” So mama and the 3 brothers take her to a veterinarian. The vet was excited to see such a healthy leopard, but couldn’t help if Sadie was really a person. So mama and brothers took Sadie to the zoo. BUT mama could not stand the thought of Sadie in a cage, so she took Sadie home and doctors her with “a big bowl of chicken soup, which she lapped right up.” Sadie and mama “watched interesting programs on the nature channel.” By bedtime Sadie was feeling better, but mama was feeling “kind of funny…” As the reader turns to the final page, Sadie the little girl, is sleeping curled up with mama the leopard.