The Vanderbeeker children, ages six to thirteen, race to help save their mother's baking business from closure after it fails an inspection.--

Humorous rhyming text takes the reader through twenty-seven unexpected varieties of dogs that one could have as a pet.

Arthur's determination to prove he is responsible enough to have a puppy brings him a menagerie of animals to care for.

There are two sides to every story. In part one, a little girl finds a strange beast in the woods and takes it home as a pet. She feeds it, shows it off to her friends and gives it a hat. But that night it escapes. Then, in part two, the beast tells the story of being kidnapped by the girl, who forcefed it squirrel food, scared it with a group of beasts and wrapped it in wool. Can the two beasts resolve their differences? An eye-opening story that...

Ernest enters his talented crocodile in the school pet show.

A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store but he and his sister can choose only one. End notes discuss Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for "What Pet Should I Get?"

Wedgie and Gizmo's humans are taking their first family vacation--to a campground by a lake! And their pets are too destructive to stay home alone. Wedgie the corgi is super-excited. He can't wait to chase squirrels and poop in the woods! But Gizmo, the evil genius guinea pig, has no time for games. He must convince the forest critters to join his Evil Horde and help him take over the world--one tent at a time. Muh-hah-hah!--

Brother and Sister Bear learn that a new puppy is not a plaything, but a responsibility.

Arfy the letter writing dog helps Hidey, a pet turtle on the loose, get back to her classroom.

A young girl brings her pets to the library--with predictably disastrous results.