Childrens Pet

There's nothing 10-year-old Lily Sinclair likes about her new life in the city with her single mom. She misses her best friend, who seems to have forgotten her and their secret place, Willowood. She never sees her mom, who's working long hours at her new job. She's managed to make an enemy of the class bully. Mrs. Hiller from across the hall, who takes care of Lily after school, keeps preparing yucky healthy snacks for her. And she can't get her mother to tell her anything about her absent father. Her only source of comfort is her beloved pet gecko, Weemis.

Bone and his sister, Squirrel, are stray dogs born in a shed. Left mother-less as puppies, the two dogs survive together for a while, but are soon wrenched apart, and Bone must now go on, alone. Charlie is a boy who has suffered a terrible loss. And, as he's healing with the help of his dog, another tragedy occurs. All Henry has wanted is a dog of his own, and now that his best friend has moved away, his parents still won't let him.

A poignant World War II story about a boy and his dog and his dad, and the many meanings of bravery, from Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson. With World War II raging and his father fighting overseas in Europe, 11-year-old Hobie Hanson is determined to do his part to help his family and his country, even if it means giving up his beloved German shepherd, Duke. Hoping to help end the war and bring his dad home faster, Hobie decides to donate Duke to Dogs for Defense, an organization that urges Americans to "loan" their pets to the military.

Diese Box enthält folgende 9 Hundegeschichten der SDR-Kultserie aus den 1980er Jahren: Knuddel und der Engel Ambrosius; Knuddel - Leben wie Gott in Frankreich; Knuddel - Ausgekochte Suppenknochen am Gründonnerstag; Knuddel - Urlaub ohne Freßbremse; Knuddel - Falsch programmiert; Knuddel - Als Krankenpfleger; Knuddel - Soll Künstler werden; Knuddel und der Onkel Dussel; Knuddel - Kemal kennt das Christkind nicht.

In this warmhearted middle-grade novel, Oona and her brother, Fred, love their cat Zook (short for Zucchini), but Zook is sick. As they conspire to break him out of the vet’s office, convinced he can only get better at home with them, Oona tells Fred the story of Zook’s previous lives, ranging in style from fairy tale to grand epic to slice of life. Each of Zook’s lives has echoes of Oona’s own family life, which is going through a transition she’s not yet ready to face.

Critically-acclaimed author Monica Holloway shares the extraordinary, touching story of Cowboy, the golden retriever puppy who changed her son's life.

Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their favorite animals and why they love them.

An exciting, tail wagging story about the relationship between Snoopy the shelter dog, and his human friend, comedian Joey Camen. Comedy and calamity ensue with various dogs, cats, and colorful characters you'll meet throughout Snoopy and Joey's thirteen year friendship. Snoopy, the best-looking Sheltie-mix ever to come out of the Burbank Animal Shelter redeems Joey's distrust of dogs from a boyhood incident in Detroit and brings immense joy to his life.

In a courageous debut novel, Holly M. McGhee explores the loss that shakes one girl's world - and the unexpected consequences of the things we do for love.

When seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon find themselves on the run in a madcap chase across the universe. Now all Nicholas wants to do is get back home before his parents find out and ground him forever, but with the Universal Police hot on his trail, that won't be easy.

Join our intrepid and loyal Havanese agents in The Lucky Coupon, book two in the P.E.T. (People Enhancement Technologies) Series, as they work together to keep the world a safer place for pets and people alike! Sam and Caleb visit the set of the legendary ex-police dog and pet actor, Donn the Doberman. Something isn't quite right though...Sam and Caleb smell something fishy and will need to use all their skills to unravel this mystery!

Join our intrepid and loyal Havanese agents in The Dognappers, book 3 in the P.E.T. (People Enhancement Technologies) Series, as they work together to keep the world a safer place for pets and people alike! When members of the elite P.E.T. notice an inexplicable rise in the number of missing family dogs, Sam boldly ventures forth and discovers the mysterious reason pets are vanishing! Can Sam expose those responsible and return the missing dogs to their families or is he in way over his head?

After an author visits their classroom, Buddy and his friends are inspired to write about their pets—in fact, animals are suddenly all anyone can talk about! Joey’s adorable puppy even stops by Ms. Maple’s classroom (and makes a major mess). But something seems off about the things Bea is saying about her cat. Are her stories true?

Vetman lives in a cottage outside a sleepy English village, where nobody realises that he's saving animals in incredible, bionic ways - except the animals themselves, of course! But trouble is brewing...because Vetman's old foe, The Man with No Name, has set up camp nearby and plans to poison dogs and cats across the land. Imogen and Findlay stumble across an injured hedgehog and take him to Vetman's door, they have no idea that they are about to embark on an important mission to save more than just their spiky new friend.

As with the first two books, The Pet and the Pendulum is filled with codes, brain-teasers, smart (not snarky) humor, and cameos by the actual Edgar Allan Poe, who is watching over his great-great-great-nephews from the Great Beyond. Listeners won't want to miss the misadventures' end!

When a landslide on the Jurassic Coast reveals a rare ‘dragon’ dinosaur, best friends Kat Wolfe and Harper Lamb are thrilled, especially when stars and scientists come flocking to sleepy Bluebell Bay. But after they begin investigating a suspicious death, events spiral quickly out of control for detectives Wolfe and Lamb. Worse still, Kat’s wild cat is in trouble. Can they solve the mystery - and save the cat's life - before it’s too late?

Elle Grant is a normal twelve year old girl in a small Illinois town. Her father is an emergency room nurse, his girlfriend is the Chief of Police, and Elle's best friend, Maria is an old-movie fanatic. Elle leads a nice normal life until she meets a mysterious stray cat and finds the bracelet of a dead girl in a pet cemetery named, Pet Haven.

Children's Short Stories, Book 3 is a collection of three short stories: Run Wild, Run Free Again, Callie the Calico Kitty, and My Hound Dog....

Everyone at the palace is busily preparing for a grand ball! But mischievous kitten Bella is busy getting up to mischief! Her playful curiosity is putting everything out of place and the King and Queen are not happy! They remind Princess Katie that Bella's behavior is her responsibility. Can the princess and her friend Becky keep Bella out of trouble for the big event?

Meet Finn the fox, a magic pet! It's his job to find Jasmine and bring her a magical pendant and train her in the ways of magic. With the help of her friendly fox pet, Jasmine discovers a power she's always held within. Can Jasmine achieve her martial arts goals and make new friends? Find out in this first story in the Pet Magic series!