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When the Slow Walkers showed up, Clutch the Calico had no idea her humans would be so bad at not getting eaten. From power outages to shopping trips, saving Greg and his six-year-old daughter from the undead quickly turned into a full-time job. But if Clutch doesn't want to lose her supply of Furrtastic Feast and cuddles, she'll do whatever it takes to keep her humans safe.

Das Hörbuch zum Buch. Wie oft im Leben darf man verliebt sein? Gibt es überhaupt eine Liebesgrenze? Das Huhn namens Klio weiß es aus eigener Erfahrung und ist bereit uns darüber zu berichten.

La cautivadora historia sobre un perro que cumple con su promesa de ayudar a una familia que le necesita más que a nada en el mundo. Por el aclamado autor del best seller mundial La razón de estar contigo, nos llega la tercera entrega de esta serie que ha cautivado a más de tres millones de lectores en todo el mundo.

Después de afirmar con rotundidad que en su casa no entraba un gato, Pedro adoptó a la pequeña Mía. Confiado, aseguró incluso con mayor rotundidad que un segundo gato era imposible.Cuatro años después, Atún, un precioso gatito de pelo blanco y gris, cruzaba el umbral de su hogar. Con su carita de no haber roto un plato, estaba a punto de poner patas arriba la apacible rutina de su nueva familia. Los tres Mía, Atún y Pedro empezaban una nueva vida.

Pierre Loti (1850-1923) was a French naval officer, traveler, and novelist. Many of his novels deal with exotic themes, drawn from the author's experiences in India, Turkey, and the Middle East. Lives of Two Cats, first published in 1900, is an affectionate memoir about two cats who were cared for by the author's mother and aunt during his extended periods of travel.

Заключительная повесть пенталогии является приквелом предшествующих четырех повестей. Заглавный герой вновь появится в эпилоге вместе со своим верным другом и спасителем оленем Рудольфом. На своей спине тот доставит мальчика к скромному рыбацкому домику, в глубине которого скрывается Рождественский дворец Пер-Ноэля.

La aclamada continuación de La razón de estar contigo. Chico es un buen perro. Tras la búsqueda de sus propósitos de vida a través de distintas reencarnaciones, está seguro de haber encontrado una nueva vida que le llena del todo. Mientras observa con curiosidad a la pequeña Clarity –un bebé que siempre está haciendo peligrosas travesuras–, Chico está convencido de que es la niña ideal para pasar con ella esta nueva etapa.

Bailey, a Lab mix experienced a horrific injury and was abandoned by her owners to avoid paying medical bills. Bambaloo (a.k.a. Bambi) came from an abusive home where she was subjected to repeated beatings. Both share their experiences of their prior life, being saved, and now having the best time ever as emotional support animals! This is the first book of seven in the Emotional Support Animal Series.

Former child star Sara Wellens has hit a dead end in Hollywood. When she inherits half of a crumbling guest ranch in Crimson, Colorado, Sara figures she’ll sell her portion to get back on her own two feet and be back in the black in no time at all! No harm, no foul…right? The one thing she didn’t count on was her partner in property, sexy former bull rider and single dad Josh Travers. Sara is surprised at how quickly she bonds with the charming cowboy and his daughter. But she insists that she’s definitely not looking for a forever family.

Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time.

In a remote part of the South Carolina woods, a small Carolina pup plays with his brothers and sisters while their mother hunts rabbits. In one irreversible moment, his life changes forever. For a while, he lives happily with a human in Panacea, Florida, but he soon finds himself alone and homeless. Between encounters with native wildlife, thunder storms, and hunters, he learns to trust no one but himself—until a man named Russ brings him honey-buns and calls him Surf Dude.

Wer kennt das nicht? Nur zu gern würden wir unsere geliebten Vierbeiner verstehen. Für Julietta erfüllt sich dieser Wunsch nach einer likörseligen Nacht und plötzlich plappert Katze Tiffany ihr die Ohren voll. Ihre Feline Hoheit entpuppt sich als fellgewordener Alptraum - wie bringt man sowas möglichst schonend dem neuen Freund bei? Zwischen himmelhoch maunzend und zu Tode geliebt nimmt der Wahnsinn seinen Lauf.

Seit Tova Sullivan Witwe ist, putzt sie im Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ihr fällt auf, wie Marcellus, ein neugieriger, frecher Riesenoktopus, sie aus seinem Aquarium anschaut. Marcellus ist enorm klug, aber für Menschen würde er keinen Tentakel rühren – bis er sich mit Tova anfreundet. Ihm erzählt sie von ihrem Sohn, der vor Jahrzehnten verschwand. Schlau, wie er ist, erkennt Marcellus ein Geheimnis, von dem Tova nichts ahnt. Jetzt hat er alle acht Arme voll zu tun, um die Wahrheit für Tova ans Licht zu bringen – bevor es zu spät ist.

Una auténtica novela feel-good, encantadora y estimulante que atrapa desde la primera hasta la última página. Leonie, una joven profesora de instituto que ha decorado su piso de Colonia con gran dedicación, acepta a regañadientes cuidar de la gata de su vecina durante tres semanas.

Worthington the Tiger is a novella about the slow madness which consumes a tiger living at the Ovidius Zoo. Worthington’s life in captivity spawns a distorted ideal of freedom in him that becomes torturous to endure. Even while dealing with animals who speak using mental telepathy, W. believes he is following the will of his God in his journey toward independence. W learns that freedom is not free and that without peace on the inside, there will be none on the outside.

Pastry chef Brad Marks is the new hot thing at the Whitman Street Cat Café: he makes tasty desserts for both the human and feline guests at the café. All the patrons love him, and freelance writer Lindsay Somers understands why: five years ago, she was smitten by his charms too—until Brad broke her heart. Lindsay is happy with her new gig at a trendy weekly magazine, so when her boss assigns her to do a story on the cat café, she grudgingly agrees.

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.

In life, she gave Jerry Palmer hell. In death, she gave the devil hell. Now she's back and raising hell....

Written by Ralph M. Flores, illustrated by family and friends, and published posthumously, these 13 fables, adapted for audio, are fractured in that some are spin-offs on Aesop's Fables and Navajo coyote tales, but all show topical twists unique to Ralph's wry, indulgent humor. The moral at the end of each fable, if we didn't realize sooner, alerts us to the animal characters that are stand-ins for human fools.

Each and every year, the Sprin’ Bor came. It was the wave of water that flooded downriver, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring. But this year, it was late! The panic among the creatures of White Waters Chase was just simmering away quietly, until one day, it reaches boiling point when an immigrant ferret, known by the name of Percy Polecat (though he prefers the name Black Paw), opens his big mouth. Within a matter of hours, Percy’s been arrested and tried on trumped-up charges