Family Dog

Young Kase and his faithful partner Murdox who just happens to be a talking wolf-dog are agents for the Incantation Enforcement Agency, Counter-Curse Division. In a world where magic and technology are intertwined, they have the unpleasant job of righting magic that has gone wrong.

Muick is the Queen’s loyal corgi. Loving, attentive, but with an occasional tendency to nip ankles. But Muick can’t find his Queen. The courtiers won’t let him into the bedroom. The corgi handlers won’t explain what is happening. Why are all the family members suddenly here? Muick gives his own account of events and travels through his grief from Scotland to the funeral as he seeks to make sense of his loss and find a future beyond. This beautiful and heartfelt tribute is perfect for pet lovers and admirers of Britain’s late beloved Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

More than 84 million Americans - almost three-fourths of the US population - own a pet, and our society is still learning how to recognize and dignify that relationship with proper mourning rituals. We have only recently allowed the conversation of how to grieve for our nonhuman family members to come front and center. Lost Companions fills a specific, important demand, a massive need in the market for an accessible, meaningful book on pet loss.

The plan was simple: Elizabeth would ignore the fact that she was unjustly fired from her dream job, fly across the pond to settle an unexpected inheritance in her father’s home country, and quickly return to reclaim her position among the Silicon Valley elite. But when Elizabeth stumbles upon an abandoned puppy, she’s shocked to realize that her brief trip to England might turn into an extended stay. Her strict itinerary is upended completely by the pup’s dogged devotion, and soon the lovable puppy helps her to connect with a tight-knit community of new friends.

Ten-year-old twins Lacey and Casey Nicefolk have always wanted to fly, but kids can't fly...or can they? They can if they know the mysterious Sucoh Sucop, a man who claims to have an enchanted box that can transform any toy into the real thing! Before you know it, the twins, along with their droopy-eared basset hound, Floopy, are soaring cross-country in a real-live Wright brothers biplane, which they name Vin Fiz (after Casey's favorite grape soda). But dangers lurk everywhere....

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to choose the right pet for your child. Your child might spot a cute dog or kitten at a neighbor's house. Maybe her best friend has a guinea pig or a rabbit. Which pet is right for your family?

In this hilarious follow-up to the New York Times best-selling picture book Charlie the Ranch Dog, Ree Drummond - the Pioneer Woman herself - delivers a story about getting into the holiday spirit and finding the good in all. Even though Charlie may not have put a kitty on his Christmas list, he learns that if you keep an open heart, new friends can come in unexpected packages.

Addie Andrews is living a life interrupted. Tragedy sent her fleeing from Chicago to the shelter of an unexpected inheritance - her beloved aunt's somewhat dilapidated home in Eunice, Arkansas, population very tiny. There she reconnects with some of her most cherished childhood memories. If only they didn't make her feel so much!

Cal and Ricky both stare at the one-eyed seagull. "You wanted food," Ricky whispers. "There it is." "A seagull? You'd eat a seagull?" "I'd eat anythng," says Ricky. "Anything." When Ricky and Cal wag school they bite off more than they can chew.

Mary Fern’s Monster Books are aimed at calming down and reassuring children that they are safe and secure when they are tucked up in their beds. And indeed the Monster Under The Bed is there to look after them and reassure them. Young minds are full of all the excitement of the day and they are not old enough yet to understand why they feel the way they do. While we associate going to bed and sleeping with rest and relaxation, children can sometimes become stressed and anxious as they are parted from their parents and siblings and worry about being left alone.

A charming, classic adventure tale about the scary, crazy, and heart-thumpingly joyful plunge into connecting with others. A foxhound has spent her life behind bars, known only by the PZ-5934 tattoo in her ear. In this story, inspired by the life of a real lab dog, PZ knows nothing but a laboratory cage. She has never even seen the sun. But a super-powered diva ladybug named Dottie changes all that.

It is crucial for you and your child to understand your puppy's needs to better care for them. More often than not, puppies are given up for adoption because families just aren’t equipped with the right tools and know-how when caring for a wiggly, confused little puppy. And if this worries you, then Lucy Williams' audiobook, Puppy Training Guide for Kids, can help! In this guide, you and your child will learn the many expert-approved ways to train your puppy using a beginner-friendly, step-by-step approach to dealing with potty training, socializing skills, and more.

In Chunk, Brook finally gets a pet dog, Chunk. As Brook learns what is required of a pet owner, the other sisters watch as she accepts the responsibility.

Poppy and Esme (a.k.a. the Peonies) live in the same apartment building in New York City, where they share a lively, nontraditional "friend-family" and are practically inseparable. But on the last day of fifth grade, the girls' parents drop a bomb: Esme and her family are moving to California. After the shock wears off, the tweens set out to earn enough money to purchase two very special, very expensive, matching friendship necklaces. They start a dog-walking business, Peony's Prancing Pups, and the adventure begins.

The dog awoke, feeling more uncomfortable than usual—which was saying something, given that he was chained to a dilapidated box the size of a grocery cart. The world seemed off, the neighborhood quiet, even the woods behind him hushed—like everything waited. He shifted uneasily, sniffed the air. What was that? He brought his head up and inhaled deeply. He didn’t recognize it—and yet...and yet. Something about the odor nudged a memory from his mind, of a time when life held promise, when he’d fully embraced the naïve enthusiasm that came with puppyhood.

Nothing ever happens except for sometimes. And only on rare-ish occasions, which is hardly ever. There are times when even I can’t turn the nothing into more than it is. But there was one day in the holidays that began as a nothing day and then everything happened. Absolutely nearly everything. The unforgettable Clarice Bean finds herself escaping the danger of boredom when she meets an actual real-life DOG who will NOT scram!

Corinne and her sister, Gwynn, have always called Aspen home, but moving in with their new stepdad, Arne, changes everything. Sure, there are perks—like a fancy bedroom and a new puppy named Flurry whom Corinne trains to do search and rescue. Still, Corinne feels uncomfortable in her new family and hides the truth from her best friend. The facts finally come out in the most disastrous way, and Corinne runs to the only place left that feels like home. But when she becomes lost on the mountain, will her survival skills be enough to save her?

This listen is easy and straightforward. The dog in the audiobook uses his paws to help assist.

Hundehvalpen Donna er faldet godt til hos Lillian Betty og hendes mange søskende. Men en julemorgen vågner familien snotforkølede. Hvem skal nu hente juletræ og købe ind? Finde julegaver og lave julemad? Donna og Lillian Betty må i gang med at finde julen, og måske får de hjælp fra uventet kant... Læs mere om Donnas eventyr i første bog i serien, "Donna finder hjem". Merete Pryds Helle (f. 1965) har skrevet i mange genrer, hyppigst og bedst i fabulerende prosa.

An adoption story of a lost dog finding more than home.