Childrens Pet

Pelle No-Tail is at it again.... Join Sweden's favourite cat on more of his exciting adventures. All aboard! Pelle might have no tail, but he never lets that get in the way of an adventure. While on holiday with his family, he plays 'ship's cat' on an exciting outing to a desert island. But as darkness falls, he wonders...will he ever make it back home? Join Sweden's favourite cat as he explores, makes new friends and gets into all sorts of trouble.

Meet Pelle No-Tail - Sweden's favourite cat! Little Pelle has no tail - it was bitten off by a rat when he was a kitten! But he doesn't let that bother him. When Pelle leaves the farm where he was born and goes to live in the city, he meets lots of new friends and has all sorts of exciting adventures. But he also meets the nasty tomcat Måns, who loves nothing better than to make life difficult for Pelle.... Parents and children alike will adore these charming classics, now translated into English for the very first time.

Waylon thinks most problems can be solved with science. But when it comes to having to share a dog with Baxter Boylen, science may not be very helpful. Baxter is the closest thing to a juvenile delinquent Waylon has ever met. He's always getting called to Principal Rice's office, and now he's even having meetings with the chief of police. At least the two boys can visit their dog, Dumpster Eddy, while they're at the station. Eddy is behind bars in the Stray Animals' Lock-up. When a new Animal Control officer takes over, it looks as though the dog's days are numbered.

A mischievous cat tries to convince the other pets that they have no heartbeat and are dying, so he can bury them in dirt. The family is planning a vacation and the dogs must get their shots for it. Rambo, one of the dogs, runs away from the vet and takes the other dogs to a farm where they are invited to a hay ride. The short children find a magical garden at the farm during the ride. The fruit and veggies come alive at night. At last, the family goes on the fun vacation.

Who needs a treasure map when you have a pirate pig with a nose for gold? Stout Sam and his deckhand, Pip, find a pig washed up in a barrel on the beach. They want to keep her as a pet, but they soon realize Julie is no ordinary pig. She can sniff out treasure! What happens if Barracuda Bill, the greediest and meanest pirate who ever sailed the seas, hears about Julie's special talent?

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.

There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell. She was known far and wide as Detective Dog Nell. Peter's dog, Nell, has an amazing sense of smell. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path, her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work. But Nell has other talents, too. Every Monday she goes to school with Peter and listens to children read. So who better to have on hand when they arrive one morning to discover that the school's books have all disappeared?

Chance is a beagle puppy who is just like every other dog - he wants a home and a family to love him. When he loses his first home and is sent to the shelter, he is devastated - until he is adopted by a boy and his mother, and life seems like it will be good again. But he has a little problem with leaving "puddles on the floor". Without the proper training, he ends up in a horrible place - stuck at the end of a chain. Like all dogs, he remains faithful to his family, and patiently waits for love to return.

Honey, a beautiful golden retriever who deserved the very best life had to offer, had fallen on hard times. She spent all her days and all her nights tied to a tree in the backyard; she was lucky if she received food, water, and a kind word each day. But everything changed the day her guardian discovered her collar had cut into her neck, forcing him to make a decision about how much she actually meant to him. She was dumped at the shelter, where a kind woman took her to Second Chance Farm.

Braclass hamster, Goldi, for the summer. But on the first day of school, when they plan to bring her back, Goldi is missingdley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy have taken care of the first-grade ! In place of her cage is a green-and-orange sneaker key chain. Soon, the kids spot green-and-orange sneakers all over Green Lawn. And they find out other things have been disappearing around town, too. Can the four friends track down the sneaker sneak and get Goldi back?

Christmas is Mr. Putter's favorite time of the year. He starts thinking about Christmas presents in July. It's easy to buy gifts for the postman, the grocer, and the librarian. But he has to think very hard about a gift for his neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry. Mrs. Teaberry likes strange things. She likes coconuts that look like monkey heads and tiny dresses that fit her teapots. She even likes fruitcake. That's it! He'll make her a good cake for Christmas, a light and airy one that won't break her toe if she drops it.

Mr. Putter is tired of living all alone, with no one to share his morning English muffins or his afternoon tea. He has many wonderful stories to tell, but no one to tell them to. What Mr. Putter needs is some good company. But good company is hard to find. This first adventure in award-winning author Cynthia Rylant's popular series introduces readers to a pair of friends who are just perfect for each other.

One day at the fish store, Mr. Putter decides to buy some fish. Tabby is happy. Fish make his tail twitch. At home, Mr. Putter and Tabby watch the fish swim around in their glass bowl. Then Tabby starts to bat the bowl. Bat. Bat. Tabby can't stop batting the bowl, even when Mr. Putter covers it up. Soon, Tabby is so twitchy and batty, Mr. Putter calls Mrs. Teaberry. She has a solution to Tabby's problem - a very relaxing one!

Knuddel, Knuddelinchen, Frauchen und Herrchen freuen sich auf den Urlaub in Südfrankreich. Dort angekommen, ist nichts wie es sein soll: Das Haus ist zu klein, kein gutes Essen, ein übermütiges Knuddelinchen... und auch Knuddel erhält nicht die gewünschten Leberwürste, sondern nur luftgetrocknete Salami.

Many dogs have human owners. Not this dog. He fetches his own slippers, curls up at his own feet and gives himself a good scratch. But there is one spot, in the middle of his back, that he just can't reach. So one day, he lets a human scratch it. And the poor little chap follows him home. What can the dog do but get a lead, so he can take the chap around? Dog lovers of all ages will revel in the humorous role-reversal as this dog teaches his human all the skills he needs to be a faithful companion.

Knuddel, Knuddelinchen, Frauchen und Herrchen waren im Urlaub in einem kleinen Hotel im Schwarzwald. Knuddel schließt gleich Freundschaft mit dem Koch, der ihm Leberpastete, Kalbshaxe und andere Leckereien zum Fressen gibt. Auch Knuddelinchen hat Freunde gefunden, die ihr Pfefferminzschokolade und Gummibärchen füttern.

Knuddel hat Ärger mit Frauchen. Es gibt keine Salami, keinen Rückenspeer und noch nicht mal eine Scheibe Emmentaler. Er ist wieder der allerärmste Hund der Welt... Tante Daisy aus Amerika war gekommen und hat ihn eine Woche lang verwöhnt. In dieser Zeit hat Knuddel sein Frauchen vernachlässigt und das lässt sie ihn jetzt spüren.

Wieder Neuigkeiten von unserem Knuddel-Hund: Knuddel und Fuzzi: Knuddel freut sich, Frauchen hat angekündigt, dass Sabrina und Fuzzi kommen. Als Fuzzi jedoch da ist, ist die Freude nicht mehr groß. Fuzzi ist ein Kätzchen, das gerne mit Fleischbällchen und Cocktailtomaten Ping-Pong spielt, sich dann bei der Familie einschmeichelt und nicht geschimpft wird. Schließlich kommen die Eskarpaden von Fuzzi auch unserem Knuddel zugute, insbesondere dann, wenn sie Leckereien auf den Boden wirft.

Kurz vor Ostern kündigt sich Onkel Dussel an. Doch zuerst kommt der Klavierstimmer. Knuddel und Knuddelinchen gefällt das gar nicht, denn er macht Lärm und trägt einen Schlapphut. Dann kommt Onkel Dussel. Neben Leckereien bringt er auch noch einen Papagei mit. Das Unglück nimmt seinen Lauf. Knuddel, Knuddelinchen, Frauchen und der Klavierstimmer kämpfen um den Schlapphut. Dabei entleert sich der Lavendelblütenhonig auf Knuddels Fell.

Boy and fly meet and so begins a very funny friendship in this tale filled with hyperbole, puns, and slapstick from Tedd Arnold.