Animal Friendships

On the last night of summer, Emma tags along with her game warden father on a routine call. They're supposed to rescue a wild rabbit from a picket fence, but instead they find a little bunny. Emma convinces her father to bring him home for the night. The next day, Emma starts public school for the very first time after years of being homeschooled. More than anything, Emma wants to make a best friend in school. But things don't go as planned. On the first day of school, she's paired with a boy named Jack for a project.

Welcome back to Loon Lodge, where the coffee's hot, the murder’s cold, and mysteries are always brewing!When flocks of snowy owls suddenly descend on the tranquil Adirondack town of Beechtree, Loon Lodge finds itself overrun with owl watchers—and lodge owner Honey Palmer is scrambling to keep up. Just as it appears life at the lodge can’t get any more chaotic, a renowned wildlife photographer turns up dead at the local owl blind, and his injuries suggest an owl may be the killer. With the town’s police chief fixated on the killer owl theory and the local media in a frenzy, the lodge...

If there was one piece of advice Olive Crisp always followed, it was that "one should never attempt to solve a crime on an empty stomach..." 1970s. Cambridge, England. A COLD CASE AT CHRISTMAS: After officially launching her Biscuit Tin Detective Agency, Olive is delighted when she receives her first case. Miss Westmacott asks her to investigate a cold case: the disappearance of her sister, Enid, over 50 years ago. Having waited months for a bite, the detective agency café is finally in business! A COSY COMMUNITY: Together with Hugo, Olive reopens the case and tracks down the remaining ...

No Better Friend tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met as prisoners of war during World War II. Judy, who became the war's only official canine POW, was a fiercely loyal dog who sensed danger - warning her fellow prisoners of imminent attacks and protecting them from brutal beatings. Frank and Judy's friendship, an unbreakable bond forged in the worst circumstances, is one of the great recently unearthed stories of World War II.

On their magical farm, where fun awaits just outside in the barnyard, Gilley crafts and captures the wackiest stunts for his super-popular Gilly Giggles YouTube channel! In "Gilley the Giggly Goat Storybook," young readers can: +++Learn about friendship and teamwork +++Be inspired to unleash their creativity ++Understand the importance of joy and spreading happiness This delightful read is perfect for bedtime stories, classroom fun, or anytime you need a dose of good, giggly sunshine!

~Live the Magic~ ~Love the Adventure~ When Tara and Emma see a new moving van, they are immediately curious. What neither friend knows is that the new neighbor is magical. He also loves playing pranks. Emma is turned into a cat. She returns home, but her dad throws her over the fence! Alone and confused, Emma finds help from her best friend. Things go from bad to worse when Tara enlists the help of Emma's sister, Ivy, and her friends, Carrie and David. Book 1: Fierce Winds & Fiery Dragons Book 2: The Curse of the Invisibles Book 3: Too Much School Book 4: Adrift Book 5: An Unexpected ...

A science experiment gone horribly awry has granted Max, Rocky, and Gizmo the unique ability to read and understand human words. Armed with this know - how, they continue to journey south, on the lookout for beacons planted by a trusted friend's owner - beacons that promise to lead the trio to their people. When the companions reach the ocean's edge, they find a free-spirited beachfront community.

"I'm a free and independent dog!" That's how K-10 likes to think of himself. But life on the road can get lonely, and as K-10's travels bring him into contact with a range of dogs, he begins to wonder if being a wanderer really is the best life for a dog. Filled with great canine characters, this novel is both laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching.

Meet Molly - New York's most famous advice columnist, she considers herself an expert at relationships...as long as they're other people's. Still bruised from her last breakup, Molly is in no rush to find happily-ever-after - the only love of her life is her Dalmatian, Valentine. Meet Daniel - A cynical divorce lawyer, he's hardwired to think relationships are a bad idea. If you don't get involved, no one can get hurt. Until he finds himself borrowing a dog to meet the gorgeous woman he sees running in Central Park every morning....

As three strangers' lives unravel and intersect, they ultimately must accept what fate has in store for them with their dogs by their sides. Set against the backdrop of Brighton, Dog Days is an inspiring, unflinching, and deeply moving novel about life, and the way dogs can help us understand it, and each other, a little better.

Oscar is a happy dogg - a rambunctious kid who loves being a Dogg Scout. Molly is a clever katt who just knows she's destined for fame and fortune as an actress. For their whole lives, Oscar and Molly have been told that katts and doggs hate each other. One day, they each get hopelessly lost in the woods, but those lifelong prejudices flare up when they cross paths. Slowly, they realize the only way to survive and find their way home is to...work together?

Zada is a camel with a treasure trove of stories to tell. She’s won camel races for the royal Pasha of Smyrna, crossed treacherous oceans to new land, led army missions with her best camel friend by her side, and outsmarted a far too pompous mountain lion. But those stories were from before. Now, Zada wanders the desert as the last camel in Texas. She’s not, however, alone. Two tiny kestrel chicks are nestled in the fluff of fur between her ears - kee-killy-keeing for their missing parents - and a dust storm the size of a mountain is taking Zada on one more grand adventure.

Stick Dog and his team of strays are off on another outrageous canine caper. To snatch some breakfast treats for his hungry pals, Stick Dog will need to stop a moving truck, outfox a man on a telephone pole, and calm down a very caffeinated Karen. But that's not all. He'll also need to manage the greatest confrontation in history when his good friend, Poo-Poo, comes face to face with the ultimate enemy - a squirrel.

The late May air is filled with the rich scents of a Maine spring, and Tatum, a sweet, rust-colored rescue dog, is enjoying a trip to the hardware store with his dad when a heavy thunderstorm blows in. Frightened, Tatum scampers off to hide—and buries himself beneath a blanket on a nearby truck. When Tatum wakes, hungry and confused, he’s hours from home. The truck’s kind owner promises to get him back to his family, but that’ll be no easy feat. Tatum lost his ID tag during his travels, and with service down because of the storm, the local vet can’t scan for a chip.

We love animals! Maybe not so much feeder rats that are meant to be fed to snakes anyways, but we definitely love cats and dogs! This book, which contains some previously published material, has two parts. In Part One, Dustin offers up notes on pets he's had throughout his life. Kyan follows with her short biographies of her cats in Part Two. As Temple Grandin says in the title of one of her books, "Animals Make Us Human"!

Pawverbs for a Cat Lover’s Heart is a collection of stories, each featuring a real-life animal and sharing a principle from the book of Proverbs. You’ll not only find inspiring and heartwarming tales, but also spiritual truths to touch your heart and remind you of God’s unfailing love, wisdom, and grace.

Welcome back to Loon Lodge, where the coffee's hot, the murder’s cold, and mysteries are always brewing! When Honey Palmer uncovers a shocking secret linked to Beechtree's founding family, her cozy life at Loon Lodge takes a chilling turn. As the lodge crew dives into the mystery, hidden truths rise from the past, pulling them into a web of deception. A mysterious death looms over the lodge, and it’s up to Honey’s sharp instincts to piece together the clues before Raven’s Roost claims its next victim. With danger lurking behind every twist and turn, Honey must race against time. ...

Annie Shearer likes to fix things. She lives in the country town of Upson Downs with her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt. The two share a very special bond. After years evading capture, Runt is remarkably fast and agile, perfect for herding runaway sheep. But when greedy local landowner Earl Robert-Barren puts her family's home at risk, Annie directs Runt's extraordinary talents towards a different pursuit—winning the Agility Course Grand Championship at the lucrative Krumpets Dog Show in London.

Obe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy abandoned him for the development kids. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the creek by his home, in the last wild patch left, picking up trash and looking for animal tracks. One day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog. And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic. Only plastic. Water bottles, shopping bags...there's never been a creature like this before.

Zoo Day Surprises: Learning New Words and Making New Friends A heartwarming children's story that teaches cultural awareness, language diversity, and wildlife conservation through an exciting adventure! Join curious seven-year-old Imani, enthusiastic eight-year-old Tommy, and knowledgeable Maya as they embark on a magical zoo trip celebrating three special occasions all on May 3rd: World Portuguese Language Day: Children will learn basic Portuguese words and discover the importance of language diversity as they meet Maya's cousin Lucia, who recently moved from Portugal. International Wild ...