Arthur and the School Pet

Arthur and the School Pet is a Step-Into-Reading book published in 2003.

Summary
''During Christmas vacation week, D.W. volunteers to take the classroom pet gerbil, Speedy, home for the holidays. D.W. plans to teach him some new tricks to show her class, but soon learns that taking care of a gerbil isn't as easy as she thinks, especially one as quick as Speedy...''