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Linda Gorman's Stories of Pets by Pets for Pets offers 22 stories integrating facts collected from questionnaires she gave to pet owners. Linda presents her stories as being told by pets. Her touching, sweet, and believable stories expressing love and hope will please children of all ages and, perhaps, surface elusive feelings, generating productive conversations.

Milo the dog loves playing with his owner. Listeners will notice forces and motion in action throughout the story. Pair this fiction book with its companion nonfiction title, Push and Pull.

A five-year-old Siberian cat named Sparkle lives with her owner and son in an urban city. One day, Sparkle chases a squirrel outside and is gone for some time. CJ's goal is to catch Sparkle and bring her back home to give her medication for flea prevention. Along the way, she tries to outrun CJ, and his friend Greg tries to catch her on Anderson Bridge.

Lie back and let yourself be transported. These imaginative relaxation scripts will help you and your child relax, switch off from everyday worries, and learn the art of being still. Fly on a magic carpet or a Pegasus, sink into an enormous football shirt or bowl of soup, float on the ocean on a surfboard, or follow a red blood cell round your body. These adventures in relaxation can be used at the end of a yoga class, before bedtime, or any time when some calm is needed.

One cat. Two people. Many more problems. Twelve Autumnal tales, told with humour, mischief, and wit. Mister Pushkin was looking for peace and quiet. But trouble was looking for him. He finally discovers why he’s not like other cats. It makes life interesting at the local cat show. But it also attracts a lot of unwelcome attention. His ability to see things other’s can’t averts one disaster, only to create another. And cruelty, he realises, can sometimes be the best form of kindness.

Marcus and Delilah couldn't be more different. He is as big as she is tiny. As angry and lost as she is tremendous and brave. But they share a dream: to own a dog of their own. So when a mystery pup turns up in the empty house next door, Marcus can't believe his luck. He visits him every night and names him Moon Dog. But it's soon clear that Moon Dog is in danger, and when Marcus and Delilah discover a dark secret it will test their bravery and their friendship. Can they work together to save their dream dog?

Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of newly independent readers. In Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break, Amelia Bedelia is put in charge of caring for her class hamster over a school vacation. But Amelia Bedelia gets more than she...

Mars' First Friends is a universal story about man's - and Mars' - best friends - our beloved pets. In this sweet solar system story, Mars is lonely and just wants someone to play with, but the planets are all too busy. That is until Earth sends her little brother Mars his first friends: the rovers Spirit and Opportunity!

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Max comes a heartwarming, middle grade adventure story about a rescue dog, Star, who befriends a shy boy as they hunt for lost treasure near Lake Michigan. After her elderly owner passes away, Star—a deaf Australian shepherd—is brought to a...

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Max comes a heartwarming, middle grade adventure story about a rescue dog, Chestnut, who befriends a girl trying to save her family's Christmas tree farm in North Carolina. Chestnut is a dog without a family. After being abandoned in the wild...

Von wegen besinnliche Adventszeit: Jetzt feiern Bruno und Soja Geburtstag! Diesen Advent wird Geburtstag gefeiert, findet Katzendame Soja. Denn wieso sollten nur die Menschen und das Christkind Geburtstag haben? Und nicht nur eine Party soll es werden, sondern zwei: eine für Hunde-Freund Bruno und eine für sie selbst! Bruno, der noch mehr Stress vor Weihnachten wirklich nicht gebrauchen kann, ist alles andere als begeistert. Doch Soja lässt nicht locker. Aber wie feiert man eigentlich Geburtstag? Wen lädt man ein?

"Bones and biscuits! If a cheeky bird didn't fly down to my nose and eat a crumb off my left whiskers! Really, people have no manners at all these days!" In this very funny book, Bobs gives us his opinions on everything from fireworks to frogs, cats to Christmas, in his own words. This...

Macy’s father hates pets. But Macy loves her hamster Winnie. Winnie kicks wood chips all over their house, runs in her squeaky wheel, and gnaws at her house all night long, which drives Macy's father into incessant grumptitude. But Winnie is a very lucky hamster, as Macy hugs and pets her friend while learning how to care for her properly. Even Macy’s father comes to love cute little Winnie and her twitchy little nose.

When Holly and Felicity adopt a poorly pony from a farmers' market, little do they know how much their lives are about to change. In this uplifting tale, listen to how they fall in love with their new friend, and how she makes their dreams take flight.

One cat. One person. Many problems. Twelve Summery tales, told with humour, mischief and wit. The first collection in the brilliant Tales of Mister Pushkin series. Mister Pushkin always knows what’s good for Klem. But Klem only thinks he knows what’s good for Mister Pushkin. With luxuriant blue fur and golden eyes, Mister Pushkin is not like other cats. And although his instinct is usually reliable, his ability to see things others can’t can be a mixed blessing. Avoiding the vet’s thermometer may be impossible, but somehow, he must find a way to escape Klem’s short leash.

Based on a true story, My Name Is Chip! is a delightful story about a young dog’s journey to find his forever home. It is uniquely written through the dog’s point of view. Have you ever wondered how a puppy feels when he is rescued and belongs to a new family? Or how he feels when he gets lost and has to adapt to another loving family? Or if he really likes his name? Follow Chip on his journey from family to family as he finds his true dog destiny. Another unique aspect of this book is the author. She is seven years old and met Chip along his adventure.

Quando Inca e la famiglia si trasferiscono a Londra da Parigi, stringono nuove amicizie, tra cui Monk, un gatto blu russo e Terrence, un Golden Retriever che abilmente e coraggiosamente assiste il suo famoso detective proprietario, Solo. Ispirata dalle avventure dei suoi nuovi amici, Inca si impegna a diventare il miglior detective per gatti del mondo e inizia a tenere un diario delle sue imprese.

A new series of Level Two I Can Read titles based on Dan Gutman’s My Weird School series, which has sold more than 11 million books! Mr. Cooper's class is getting a pet! Alexia hopes it is something cool, like a snake. But is she ready to take care of the pet, or will it be one weird mess?...

Dingo was a lonely little dog on the streets until trainer Shawn took him in and trained him to be a service dog. Now Dingo is happy to be of service to his owner, Tilly.

Doctor John Dolittle is a physician living in England who loves animals. He acquires many animals in his small home, but the volume of animals causes his human patients to be uncomfortable and seek out other practitioners. Doctor Dolittle does the most sensible thing in that situation - learns to speak to the animals from his pet parrot and takes up veterinary medicine instead of human medicine.