Determined to help her sick pet Venus flytrap, Judy Moody enlists the aid of an unruly toad and a mind-reading cat to help her find a cure.

Sam Waters is desperate to have a pet. But his parents say that first, Sam must prove he's responsible. So he takes an after-school job in a pet store called Little Shop of Hamsters. To his horror, Sam soon finds that cute, little hamsters can become very UNCUTE monsters. Suddenly, Sam isn't fighting for a pet--he's fighting to survive! Could the souvenir he got in HorrorLand have anything to do with this?

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

Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.

In this take on the well-known cumulative rhyme, a teacher inadvertently swallows a flea, then follows it with an assortment of classroom pets while her students look on in surprise.

When he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, Archie must do some fast thinking to win a prize.

"When a cave boy gets a 'puppy, ' things don't quite turn out as he expected"--

While Gizmo continues his quest to take over the world, Wedgie and his best friend, a micro-pig who lives next door, team up to stop him.

"A girl seeks her perfect pet at an unusual animal shelter"--

Colorful photos, fun text, sidebars, and additional resources teach you all about this beautiful, intelligent breed.