After choosing a new dog, Ben describes what the pet Aggie can do and should not do around the house.

A pet fly searches for his favorite brown, oozy, lumpy, smelly food.

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

Moving from home to the backyard to a farm sanctuary, the author offers this guide to improving animals' lives and deepening our love for our four-legged--and sometimes feathery, slithery, or buzzy--friends.

"Hamsters stuff their cheeks with food to eat later. Their favorite foods are seeds and vegetables. Find out more about these beloved pets in Hamster, a Meet My Pet book"--

In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a micro piglet. Though he knew his partner Derek wouldn't be enthusiastic, he agreed to take the adorable little pig anyway, thinking he could care for her himself. Little did he know, that decision would change his and Derek's lives forever. It turned out there was nothing "micro" about Esther, and Steve and Derek had actually signed on to raise a full-sized commercial...

A boy who thinks his sister's new guinea pig is a very boring pet imagines what it would be like to have a dog, a bear, or even a dragon instead.

A boy's search for the perfect pet leads him to the bookstore, where he finds a bright red book that becomes his best friend.

"Follows Max, a pet cat who is both friend and hunter. Backmatter includes information about the real-life Max the cat who lived on Maple Hill Farm"--Verso page.

In the tradition of OLD YELLER comes the heartwarming friendship between a boy and his Tyrannosaurus Rex. When Ely's beloved dog, Tommy, is hit by a car, he goes to his grandpa's house for the summer to get his mind off things. While exploring a nearby cave one day he discovers a full-grown but friendly Tyrannosaurus Rex. As the news of the dinosaur grows around town, so does the friendship between Ely and his Jurassic pet. But Randy, the mean...