Animal Friendships

With fun-loving rhymes and a curious mystery to solve, Bear's New Friend, from acclaimed children's author Karma Wilson, is sure to become a new favorite of kids everywhere. A warm and fuzzy reading from narrator John McDonough makes this a delightful listen for youngsters and adults alike.

Featuring the only Monster in Cutesville, Love Monster is a wonderfully warm and witty look at how sometimes, when you least expect it, love finds you… From a phenomenal picture book talent. It can be tough being the only funny-looking Monster in Cutesville, but this Monster is not one to hang around and feel sorry for himself, so he’s off – out into the big wide world to look for someone to love him.

Yorick is a skeleton who was just dug up after a few hundred years of sleep. He speaks like it, too. “Forsooth, my joy, I barely can contain!” Bones is the hungry dog who did the digging. Though he cannot speak, he can chomp. What will become of these two unlikely companions? Will Yorick ever find the friend he seeks? Will Bones ever find a tasty treat that does not talk back? The course of true friendship never did run smooth.

Great horned owl Rufus is eight months old and still can’t hunt. When his mother is hit by a car, he discovers just how dangerous the forest can be. Reenie has given up on adults and learned how to care for herself - which is a good thing since she’s been sent to live with an aunt she’s never met. Yet this aunt has a wonderful secret: She’s a falconer who agrees to help Reenie catch an injured passage hawk in the wild and rehabilitate it. When Reenie traps bedraggled Rufus, his eyes lock onto her heart, and they form a powerful friendship.

Can a detective get a day off? Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, want to take a break from solving cases. So they hide out in the woods. But soon they hear familiar voices shouting, “Nate the Great, where are you?” There are many mysteries to solve!

Twelve-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the Front Door Face: the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door to welcome you in. After being bounced around between foster families and shelter stays, Pavi is a foster care expert and runs a "business" teaching other foster kids what she's learned. With a wonderful foster family in mom Marjorie and brother Hamilton, things are looking up. Then Pavi meets Meridee: a five-year-old, who's getting placed at Pavi's first horrendous foster home.

Abused and abandoned by her former owners, the unadoptable boxer, Baker, finds a safe haven at Pretty Paws, the only no-kill shelter in town. But when she's scared, she can't help defending herself, even from the people who want to help her. Dumped by her cheating fiancé and mourning the loss of her mother to cancer, Maeve dreams of opening a bakery. But the only way she can afford that is to win a baking contest. Too bad her high school nemesis has entered, too, and is using her rich daddy's money to stack the deck against Maeve.

Anytime Josie Shilling’s large family gets too chaotic, volunteering at the local animal clinic is the one place she can escape - and she loves working with the animals. But when a box mysteriously appears on the clinic’s front steps, Josie suddenly becomes responsible for seven adorable puppies! Taking care of her pig, Hamlet, last fall was a bit harder than she thought. So how is she ever going to handle a whole litter of mischievous pups and find the right homes for them all?

Rescue dog MahDi is happy helping his human partner, “MomDoc,” with the important work at her vet clinic and the local animal shelter. The two of them make a good team, caring for the town’s pets and matchmaking rescue animals with the families who need them. When the shelter is suddenly down a staff member, the animals have to deal with a new caretaker: Huck, an unpleasant man who seems to have no problem threatening the animals he’s supposed to care for.

Buster's in big trouble. He's been dragged to Dog Court for breaking one of the most sacred of all dog rules: Never ever talk to a human, or let a human know how smart you really are. But he swears he had a good reason! The boy he's been taking care of, Tonio, needed his help in a big way. You see, Tonio is afraid all the time - afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing, afraid of making a fool of himself or (even worse) hurting someone else's feelings.

“God gave each puppy a gift of its own, and Pups of the Spirit is how they are known!” Peanut is patient, and Kay is so kind. Each of these nine loveable puppies has a special trait to help them grow closer to God. From love and joy to patience and kindness, children will have fun learning about the fruits of the spirit with these playful and cuddly companions.

Carolina's hope of opening up Paradise Ranch to everyone is coming true: the Unbridled Dreams program is ready to welcome its first sponsored student! Gisella Bassi seems like the perfect fit—on paper, that is. When she arrives at Paradise Ranch, she's not as excited as everyone expects. She might even be... scared of the horses? But if their first student isn't a success, there's no way the program will continue. Can Caro and her new friend, Chelsie, agree on how to rope Gisella in?

It’s Christmas Eve, and Santa’s workshop is in full swing! But there’s one problem—Jimmy the Elf has lost his shoes, and without them, he can’t finish wrapping presents for all the children! Jimmy’s feet are freezing, and time is running out. Luckily, his friend Nicole is ready to help! Together, Jimmy and Nicole set off on a snowy adventure through the magical forest, meeting some of their animal friends along the way. They ask the playful squirrels, a big friendly bear, and even a sleepy snow fox if they’ve seen Jimmy’s shoes.

Beste Freunde auf Erkundungstour: In Hörnchens Baum beginnt ein guter Tag selbstverständlich mit Toast, Tee und Händel. Danach stapft Hörnchen mit seinem besten Kumpel Bär zum Waldsee. Sie steigen in ihr Ruderboot, paddeln zur Seemitte und angeln... Außer es kommt ein Abenteuer dazwischen! Dann lädt Hörnchen zur Hängematten-Party, geht auf Streife oder schreibt fast ein Buch. Logisch, dass Bär dabei nicht fehlen darf. Gemeinsam entdecken die Freunde sogar das ferne Meer - aber am schönsten ist es doch zu Hause im womöglich besten aller Wälder. Neues von den quirligen Entdeckern Hörnchen und Bär.

Brave is a dog without a home. After surviving a hurricane in San Antonio, Texas, stray dog Brave is hungry and afraid. When 12-year-old Dylan finds Brave, he's feeling lost himself. Dylan can't help but think they were brought together for a reason. But Dylan knows it'll take hard work and training in order to convince his parents that he can keep this skittish pup. As Dylan and Brave's friendship grows, they learn to rescue each other in more ways than one. Can Dylan give Brave a forever home?

Este es un libro sobre el amor, que en el fondo es una manera de preguntarse por el origen. En esta novela, declaración, carta, reflexión y ensayo nos persigue la mirada de Humilda, una pequeña perra West Highland White Terrier, que le transforma la vida al narrador desde cuando se conocen, doce años atrás.

Emmi und ihre Familie freuen sich aufs Meer. Nur Einschwein ist nicht in Urlaubsstimmung. Immerzu soll es Dinge zaubern, auf die es keine Lust hat. Schulbrote, Zutaten fürs Abendbrot oder Proviant für den Urlaub. Und dann passiert es: Egal, wie sehr Einschwein sich konzentriert, es zaubert nur noch... saure Gurken. Emmi ist in großer Sorge um ihr Fabelwesen. Und dann folgt gleich die nächste Katastrophe. Der unersetzliche Fabelbaum von Emmis Familie soll einer Baustelle weichen.

Auf der Bäreninsel gibt es keine Eisbären mehr. Zumindest erzählt Aprils Vater ihr das, als seine wissenschaftlichen Forschungen sie für sechs Monate zu diesem abgelegenen arktischen Außenposten führen. Doch in einer endlosen Sommernacht begegnet April einem Eisbären. Er ist fast verhungert, einsam und weit von zu Hause entfernt. Fest entschlossen, ihn zu retten, beginnt April die wichtigste Reise ihres Lebens... Diese bewegende Geschichte zeigt, dass niemand zu jung oder zu unbedeutend ist, etwas zu bewirken.

Cuando Bailey conoce a Ethan, un niño de ocho años, enseguida descubre cuál es la razón de su vida: jugar con ese niño, explorar la granja durante los veranos y dejar los platos de comida de Ethan completamente limpios (pero solo cuando su madre no lo está vigilando). Pero Bailey pronto aprenderá que la vida no siempre es tan sencilla, y que algunas veces suceden cosas malas; es cuando se dará cuenta de que lo más importante en proteger al chico que adora.

Jonathan London has captured the imagination of children everywhere with his beloved tales starring Froggy, a precocious yet lovable frog who just can’t help landing himself in trouble. In this fun-filled escapade, Froggy decides to build a tree house - with Dad’s help, of course. The tree house promises to be the ideal place for pizza parties. But Frogilina gets hop-hop-hopping mad when Froggy says that his treehouse is for "Boys only!"