"A famous author is coming to visit and Eva and her classmates are assigned to write a story--but Eva Wingdale is totally distracted because her pet bat, Baxter, has gone missing, and she suspects that the sneaky squirrels have something to do with her missing pet"--Title verso page.

When first-grader Roscoe discovers that his stuffed pig is missing from his backpack, he accuses the class bully of "pig-napping" and gets even by taking the bully's teddy bear.

Mittens the kitten goes for a walk with Nick, but he is distracted by a butterfly and becomes lost.

"Blue River Creek has a problem: There's a pet thief on the loose! Or at least Iggy and Sofia are convinced that there is. But as a scientist, Ada knows it's important to follow the facts and not jump to conclusions. And the only fact they have right now is that a lot of pets are missing. How will Ada, Iggy, Rosie, Sofia, and Aaron figure out what happened to the town's pets? With the scientific method, of course! Through making a hypothesis, collecting...

Lost and found things are the theme of the day, from Mouse's missing blanket, to a large friendly dog (which Kittenhead does not like), and finally a puppy to call their own.

"Mr. Wells runs a bookshop and he can't remember where he put his black dog book. Britt and Beth first find a thin book and then a thick book, before finding the missing book." --

"There's a new mystery in the neighborhood. Miss Puffy's toy mouse is missing. Will Ick and Crud be blamed, or will the doggie Duo solve the CATastrophic crime?"--

Tinker Bell, a pots-and-pans fairy who loves fixing things, has lost her hammer and now everything she tries to repair goes wrong, but in order to get her talent back, she may have to visit a former friend who once hurt her feelings.

Because of their good behavior, Freddy and his classmates receive a special treat from the Pumpkin Elf--pumpkins to decorate for Halloween--but when Freddy's creation disappears before the contest, he is too sad to start anew.

Sam's favorite thing about second grade is the class pet, a hamster named George Washington, so when the class goes on a field trip to a science museum, Sam cannot resist bringing George along.