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All books can be found by the author's last name in the Youth Services Fiction area unless noted on the booklist.

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The End of the Beginning. 2004. Avon the snail and Edward, a take-charge ant, set off together on a journey to an undetermined destination in search of unspecified adventures.

The Mayor of Central Park. 2003. Oscar Westerwit, a squirrel who loves baseball and Broadway musicals, fights back when a gangster rat named Big Daddy Duds and his thugs move uptown in the year 1900, invade Central Park, and evict Oscar and his animal friends from their homes.

Poppy and Rye. 1998. When their home next to a brook is destroyed by beavers, a large family of golden mice is aided by Poppy the deer mouse and her grumpy porcupine friend, who in the process forges arelationship with the son he had abandoned.

Atwater, Richard & Florence.

Mr. Popper's Penguins. 1966. An untidy paperhanger with a passion for the Antarctic receives twelve penguins from an explorer. These penguins change the lives of the entire Popper family with lots of fun in the telling.

Banks, Lynne Reid.

I, Houdini. 2002. A boastful hamster with exceptional talent as an escape artist recounts his experiences chewing, wriggling, or squeezing his way out of various closed areas in his quest for the great Outside.

Harry the Poisonous Centipede. 1997. Lynne Reid Banks's storytelling sparkles in this tale of her new centipede hero and his creepy-crawly world. Fizzing with fun, it will be a delightfully squirmy experience for all young readers.

Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure: another story to make you squirm. 2001. Harry, a young centipede, faces danger and frustration when he is captured by a hoo-min and placed in a jar.

Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes To Sea. 2006. The further adventures of Harry and George, two young poisonous centipedes, as they travel across the sea to a mysterious new land filled with dangerous hoo-mins.

Base, Graeme.

Truckdogs: A Novel in Four Bites. 2004. Two gangs of canine-like motor vehicles, the Rott Wheelers and the Mongrel Pack, have a showdown in the town of Hubcap.

Beales, Valerie.

Emma and Freckles. 1992. Emma tries to rescue a spirited pony from a riding school where the owner mistreats animals.

Birney, Betty G.

The World According to Humphrey. 2004. Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

Bond, Michael.

A Bear Called Paddington. 1958. Mr. and Mrs. Brown first meet a very small bear "from darkest Peru" at the Paddington Railway Station in London, so they name him Paddington. Noticing the sign on his neck reading, "Please look after this bear. Thank you." they decide to do just that. From then on home is never the same though the Brown children are delighted.

More About Paddington. 1962. Paddington starts to redecorate his room and winds up in an indescribable chaos of paint and wall paper; he throws an entire department store into confusion; he becomes a detective and nabs a London policeman; and he prepares a wonderful Christmas surprise for the Browns.

Paddington at Large. 1998. When the neighbor's lawn mower disappears into the lofty branches of a tree; when a small furry face peers frantically out of the screen of the new T.V. set; when the spotless kitchen becomes a chaos of steam and spilled syrup; when a riot suddenly breaks out in a bargain basement, is it a National Disaster? No, it's just Paddington at large.

Paddington at Work. 1967. Paddington dabbles a bit in the stock market, takes a stab at barbering, and even has a fling at ballet dancing before he decides that it's far better to be himself.

Paddington Abroad. 1972. Paddington and the Brown family have a series of misadventures on their vacation in France.

Paddington Goes to Town. 1968. When a boulder rolls down the aisle of a bus, sending the entire carload careening; when a visitor to the hospital leaves even the staff psychiatrist baffled; or when a hostess discovers her surprise dessert is "baked elastic," you can be sure that Paddington is somewhere close at hand.

Paddington Helps Out. 1999. A tale of the havoc wrought by the well-meaning Paddington in the home of his English hosts. Who but Paddington could do so many things wrong so fast with the washing machine and end up with chaos in the laundry.

Paddington Marches On. 1964. Paddington has become more English than ever, trying his hand as a chimney sweep, washing barrels in a marmalade factory, frightening the wits out of the visitors to Madame Tussaud's Wax Work Museum, and even managing to be the hero of an imcomprehensible cricket game.

Paddington on Screen. 1982. Seven stories of television personality Paddington Bear's adventures and mishaps at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens and at the BBC Television Center.

Paddington on Top. 1974. Paddingtons off on more merry mishaps including enrolling in school and receiving a visit from his Aunt Lucy.

Paddington Takes the Test. 1979. Paddington takes a driving test, visits a stately home, and takes part in a magic act.

Paddington Takes to TV. 2000. Paddington wins a cake-baking competition on British TV's favorite children's show and all sorts of commotion follows.

Brooks, Walter R.

Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans. 1998. Jinx the cat, Samuel the mole, Grisli the cannibal ant, and the other talking animals of Bean Farm help Freddy the pig protect Uncle Ben's flying saucer plans from greedy foreign spies.

Freddy and the Ignormus. 1998. Freddy the pig must summon all of his courage and detective skills when the chief suspect of a series of robberies on the Bean farm is a legendary beast from the Big Woods.

Freddy and the Perilous Adventure. 1986. A ballooning mishap sends Freddy the pig and some animal friends on a cross-country chase, on the trail of a blackmailing scheme, and into the prizefight ring.

Freddy Goes Camping. 1948. Freddy the pig and his animal friends set out to discover the truth behind a rumor that an old lakeside hotel is haunted.

Freddy the Detective. 1998. Freddy the pig does some detective work in order to solve the mystery of a missing toy train.

Freddy the Pilot. 1999. Freddy the fabulous pig takes to the air to save a circus from the evil schemes of a comic book tycoon.

Freddy the Politician. 2000. When the Bean farm animals form the First Animal Republic, Freddy the pig fights for justice and fair government against plotting rats and woodpeckers.

Carr, Jan.

The Elf of Union Square. 2004. An ancient, crotchety elf named Hiram and his sidekick, a Norwegian rat named Knut, conspire to drive people away from Union Square Park, while fifth-grader Jack Crain and a reporter for the New York Times, Will Manley, investigate.

Carris, Joan.

Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit. 2006. The family animals at the Bed and Biscuit begin to feel slighted when Dr. Bender returns from a fire with something that occupies the time usually reserved for them.

Cleary, Beverly.

The Mouse and the Motorcycle. 1965. A young mouse named Ralph who lives in a hotel becomes friends with a boy named Keith who has a toy motorcycle, and finds that the unexpected career of a motorcyclist has opened up to him.

Ralph S. Mouse. 1982. Presents the further adventures of Ralph, who goes to school and becomes the instigator of an investigation of rodents and the peacemaker for two lonely boys.

Runaway Ralph. 1970. Ralph, the small brown mouse with the soul of a daredevil, runs away on his motorcycle to a summer camp where he makes friends with a lonely boy named Garf.

Racso and the rats of NIMH. 1986. Timothy Frisby, a field mouse, teams up with the adventurous young rat Racso as together they try to prevent the destruction of a secret community of rats that can read and write.

R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of Nimh. 1990. The further adventures of the intelligent young rat, Rasco and his friends Christopher and Isabella as they try to ensure the survival of their secret community in Thorn Valley after its accidental discovery by two human children.

Coville, Bruce.

Jennifer Murdley's Toad: A Magic Shop Book. 1992. When an ordinary looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures.

Delaney, Michael.

Birdbrain Amos. 2002. When Amos the hippopotamus advertises for a bird to help him with his bug problem, the tick bird who answers his ad creates a different set of problems for him by building a nest on Amos's head.

DiCamillo, Kate.

The Tale of Despereaux. 2003. The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread.

Dunrea, Olivier.

Hanne's Quest. 2005. On an island off the coast of Scotland, a young hen must prove herself pure, wise, and brave in a quest to help her beloved owner, Mem Pocket, from losing her family's farm.

Easton, Patricia Harrison.

Davey's Blue Eyed Frog. 2003. Davey finds a talking frog that claims to be a princess and plans to take her to school to show off, until he begins to consider the consequences of his actions.

Elish, Dan.

The Great Squirrel Uprising. 1992. With the help of Sally, a sympathetic 10-year-old human, Scruff the squirrel leads a consortium of squirrels and birds in a blockade of New York's Central Park to protest the litter there.

Jason and the Baseball Bear. 1990. Fourth-grader Jason, the only member of his Little League team who can talk with animals, improves his team's chances to win the championship with the aid of an elderly polar bear named Whitney.

Emerson, Scott.

The Case of the Cat With the Missing Ear. 2003. In 1887, in a San Francisco populated by dogs, retired veterinarian Dr. Edward R. Smithfield and his friend, Mr. Samuel Blackthorne, attempt to solve the mysterious disappearance of an unassuming accountant.

Farmer, Nancy.

The Warm Place. 1995. When Ruva, a young giraffe, is captured and sent to a zoo in San Francisco, she calls upon two rats, a street-smart chameleon, a runaway boy, and all the magical powers of the animal world to return to the warm place that is home.

Frederick, Heather Vogel.

For Your Paws Only.2005. When the infamous and formerly illiterate rat leader Roquefort Dupont is found reading a book at the Library of Congress, the mice fear that their future is bleak.

Gleitzman, Morris.

Toad Heaven. 2005. Despite the opposition of Ancient Eric and Malcolm, Limpy goes on a quest to find a place where cane toads can be safe from humans and live in harmony.

Golds, Cassandra .

Clair-de-Lune. 2006. A talking mouse takes a talented young ballet dancer to an enchanted world where she explores, with the help of a kind monk, why she cannot speak.

Haas, Dorothy.

The Bears Upstairs. 1998. A little girl who lives in an apartment on Sheridan Road in Chicago helps a pair of marvelous talking bears to hide and then to return to their own planet before they can be captured and put in a zoo.

Hale, Bruce.

The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse. 2000. When hired by a fellow fourth-grader to find her missing brother, Chet Gecko uncovers a plot involving a Gila monster's revenge upon the school football team.

The Hamster of the Baskervilles.2002. Something is trashing the classrooms at Emerson Hicky Elementary School, and fourth-grade private eye Chet Gecko sets out to find the creature that's responsible.

This Gum For Hire.2002. To save his own skin, private eye Chet Gecko sets out to solve the mystery of Emerson Hicky Elementary School's disappearing football players.

Hansen, Brooks.

Caesar's Antlers. 1997. Bette, a mother sparrow separated by accident from her mate, takes her chicks on a long search when a faithful reindeer permits her to make a nest in his antlers.

Hobbs, Valerie.

Sheep. 2006. After a fire destroys the farm where he was born, a young border collie acquires a series of owners and learns about life as he seeks a home and longs to fulfill his life's purpose of shepherding sheep.

Holm & Hamel.

The Postman Always Brings Mice. 2004. A dashing British feline spy is dismayed to find himself stranded in New Jersey and adopted by a typical suburban family, until he puts his skills to good use for his new human.

Hoeye, Michael.

Time Stops for No Mouse. 2002. When Linka Perflinger, a jounty mouse, brings a watch into his shop to be repaird and then disappears, Hermux Tantamoq is caught up in a world of dangerous search for eternal youth as he tries to find out what happened to her.

The Sands of Time . 2002. Despite fierce opposition from mice supremasists and other residents of Pinchester, three mice team up with and old chipmunk to prove that there existed, long before the time of mice, a Cat Kingdom.

Howe, James.

Howliday Inn. 1982. While their family is away, Harold and Chester, a dog and a cat, are boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow where Chester becomes increasingly alarmed by the strange behavior of his fellow guests and the sudden disappearance of one of them.

Nighty -Nightmare. 1986. When scary strangers appear at the Monroes' overnight campsite, Chester the cat tries to convince the family's two dogs that foul play is intended.

Return to Howliday Inn. 1992. The Monroe family pets are again boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow, where some spooky goings-on serve as a distraction from the Kennel's poor food.

Hunter, Erin.

Midnight. 2005. Called by StarClan to fulfill a new prophecy, a group of young cats sets out on a long and dangerous journey, knowing only that trouble threatens the forest, as the adventures of the warrior clans continue.

Moonrise. 2005. . As they journey home to warn their clans of the coming destruction, the six cats, guided by StarClan's prophecy, meet an unfamilar tribe of cats with their own set of beliefs--and their own mysterious prophecy.

Jacques, Brian.

Mossflower. 1992. Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animal inhabitants of the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has seized power.

Martin the Warrior. 1993. Captured and enslaved by the corsair stoat Badrang, young mouse warrior Martin vows to end the evil beast's plundering and killing.

Redwall. 1986. When the peaceful life in and around ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.

James, Mary.

Shoebag. 1990. Shoebag, a happy young cockroach who finds himself suddenly changed into a little boy, changes the lives of those around him before returning to his former life as an insect.

Shoebag Returns. 1996. Shoebag, a cockroach with magical powers, changes himself into a boy to aid lonely Stanley Sweetsong, the only boy in Miss Rattray's School for Girls.

Jarvis, Robin.

Oaken Throne. 2005. As a series of dark wars between the bats and the squirrels rage, Vesper, a young bat, and the squirrel maiden Ysabelle are unaware of the devastating events that are unfolding, but they will soon be drawn into a nightmarish journey and a desperate attempt to save their lands from destruction.

Thomas. 2006. (Book 3 in Deptford Histories). Two country mice are tricked into boarding a ship and embark on an adventure during which they try to keep a fragment of a jade egg from falling into the hands of those who wish to use it to return the evil known as Gorscarrigern to the world.

Kehret, Peg.

Spy Cat. 2003. A series of burglaries in their quiet community upsets Alex's family, particularly his younger brother Benjie, but the bad guys are no match for the very protective family cat and Benjie's "spy" skills.

Babe the Gallant Pig. 2005. A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.

A Mouse Called Wolf. 1997. A mouse with an unusual name shares his musical gift with a widowed concert pianist.

King-Smith, Dick.

Golden Goose. 2005. Farmer Skint and his family on Woebegone Farm have fallen on hard times, but their luck changes with the arrival of a special golden goose.

Kipling, Rudyard.

The Jungle Book. 2005. Presents the aadventures of Mowgli, the "man-cub," abandoned as a baby by his parents and raised by the wolves in the wilds of the jungle.

Just So Stories. 1992. How the Whale Got His Throat - How the Camel Got His Hump - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin - How the Leopard Got His Spots - The Elephants Child - The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo - and many other wonderful tales.

Kirk, Daniel.

Rex Tabby Cat Detective. 2004. Rex Tabby fights crime along with his partners, Simon Meeze and Frankie Fluff.

Kwitz, Mary DeBall.

The Bell Tolls at Mousehaven Manor. 1991. Count Von Flittermouse, a body-changing vampire bat, kidnaps Violet Mae Mouse in hopes of gaining a bottle of fluid from the Fountain of Youth.

Lally, Soinbhe.

A Hive for the Honey Bee. 1999. When Thora, a young worker bee, befriends some drones, she wonders if they really are lords of the hive or if their pompous posturing merely conceals an appalling fate.

Lawson, Robert.

Rabbit Hill. 1978. When the rumor that new folks are moving to the big house on the hill where all the little animals live, they worry about what kind of folks they will be -- folks who are kind to animals or folks who are not. (Newbery Award)

The Tough Winter. 1954. This sequel to RABBIT HILL tells what happens to small animals when snow and ice last too long and there are no kind-hearted human beings to help.

Leroy, Gen.

Taxi Cat and Huey. 1992. A basset hound's peaceful life with a human couple is changed when a rambunctious and adventurous cat joins the family.

Lowry, Lois.

Stay! : Keeper's Story. 1997. Separated early in life from his mother and siblings, Keeper tells of his adventures with various human masters and his continual search for his little sister.

Marcian

Harolds Tail. 2003. As a result of an experiment stripping the fur from his tail, Harold the squirrel finds himself homeless and mistaken for a rat on the unfamiliar streets of New York City.

Martin, Ann M.

A Dog's Life. 2005. Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.

Mitchard, Jacqueline.

Starring Prima! The Mouse of the Ballet Jolie. 2004. In the old grand piano at the Ballet Jolie in New York City lives a ballet dancer who just happens to be a mouse, and who intends to become principal dancer in ballets for mice and humans, and the occasional dog, as well.

Moranville, Sharelle Byers.

The Purple Ribbon. 2003. An heirloom purple ribbon winds its way through the tale of Spring, a field mouse, who grows up in her grandmother's nest in a thorn tree on top of a hill, leaves to bear her own family, and yearns to return home.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.

Carlotta's Kittens. 2000. The male cats in the Club of Mysteries are anticipating the birth of Carlotta's kittens. It will be their job to protect them and teach them the skills they'll need to survive.

Polo's Mother. 2005. Polo finds his mother and tries to impress her with his courage as he and the other members of the Club of Mysteries set out on new adventures.

O'Brien, Robert.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. 1971. Mrs. Frisby is a mouse whose husband is dead. When a serious problem comes up she turns for help to a group of rats who had been imprisoned for several years in a laboratory known as NIMH, where various injections had made them wise, long-lived, and inventive. (Newbery Award winner)

Oppel, Kenneth.

Silverwing. 1991. When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys.

Sunwing. 2000. Continues the adventures of Shade, a young bat, as he searches for his father and struggles to prevent the evil jungle bat Goth from wiping out the sun.

Pearce, Philippa.

The Little Gentleman. 2004. A young girl's dull life is transformed when she meets and befriends an extraordinary talking mole that likes to be read to and tell of his own past exploits throughout the centuries.

Pratchett, Terry.

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. 2001. A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king.

Reiche, Dietlof.

I, Freddy. 2003. Freddy, a remarkably intelligent golden hamster, learns how to read and how to write on a computer and escapes captivity to become an independent and civilized creature.

Freddy to the Rescue. 2005. In his continuing adventures, Freddy, a golden hamster who can read and write, joins his animal and human friends to save a colony of endangered field hamsters from being killed when an automobile plant is constructed on their land.

Haunting of Freddy: Book four in the golden hamster saga. 2006. The characters in Freddy's latest novel, an evil fifteenth-century poacher and his ferrets, mysteriously come to life, endangering Freddy and his friends and drawing them to an English castle near where the poacher once lived.

Said, S.F.

The Outlaw Varjak Paw. 2005. During a harsh winter, Varjak Paw, a cat with great powers, leads his companions as they search for food, elude dangerous gangs, and hope to locate a hidden city where they can all be safe.

Schade, Susan.

Travels of Thelonious: The Fog Mound. 2006. At a time when animals only know myths about the talking humans who once dominated and nearly destroyed the world, a young chipmunk escapes danger in the City of Ruins and, with new friends, finds the Fog Mound, where all creatures live in peace and harmony.

Seidler, Tor.

Toes. 2004. After getting lost on Halloween night when he is only a few months old, an intelligent seven-toed kitten makes his way into the life of a struggling musician.

Selden, George.

Chester Cricket's New Home. 1983. When two rather stout ladies sit on Chester Cricket's home in the Old Meadow, the worm-eaten stump collapses and Chester, aided by his friends, is forced to look for a new home.

The Cricket in Times Square. 1960. The adventures of Tucker, a tough city mouse; Harry, a cat; and Chester, a cricket; who live in a drain pipe in the Times Square subway station. Chester makes a name for himself when it is discovered that he has perfect pitch and is a concet-grade chirper.

Tucker's Countryside. 1989. Chester, who has gone back to Connecticut, appeals to his old friends to help save the meadow in which he and his country friends live.

Harry Cat's Pet Puppy. 1980. Harry and Tucker must find a new home for Huppy (Harry's pet puppy) when he outgrows the drainpipe.

Shalant, Phyllis.

Bartleby of the Big Bad Bayou. 2005. After making a dangerous voyage down the Mississippi from New York, Bartleby, who had started life as a pet turtle, and his alligator friend Seezer must learn to survive in their true bayou home.

Sharp, Margery.

The Rescuers. 1959. The charming adventures of three brave mice; Miss Bianca, Bernard, and Nils, who set out to rescue a Norwegian poet from the grim, windowless Black Castle, the most terrible prison in their country.

Shipton, Paul.

The Mighty Skink. 2000. A young rhesus monkey living in a zoo enclosure with the rest of his tribe finds all his ideas about tribal order, the superiority of humans, and the wonders of the outside world challenged by the arrival of a new, seemingly unprepossessing, monkey with radical ideas.

Bug Muldoon: The Garden of Fear. 2001. Something strange is going on in the garden and Bug Muldoon, beetle private investigator, tries to figure out how the ants and the wasps are involved.

Shreeve, Elizabeth.

Hector Springs Loose. 2004. Hector, an imaginary "wumblebug," is evicted from his cozy hole in the ground when a noisy flea circus moves in. He ventures out in search of a new home and meets up with a variety of small critters and small adventures.

Steig, William.

Abel's Island. 1976. A mouse is marooned on a desert island after a storm, and there he gains a new understanding of the world.

Vande Velde, Vivian.

Smart Dog. 1998. Fifth grader Amy finds her life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide an intelligent, talking dog who has escaped from a university lab.

Van Leeuwen, Jean.

The Great Googlestein Mystery. 2003. Three adventurous mice escape from their home at Macy's department store and spend an exciting week in the Guggenheim Museum, creating a sensation in the art world.

The Great Rescue Operation. 1982. When one of their cronies is missing from his favorite haunts in Macy's toy department , Merciless Marvin Mouse and his protege Raymond set out to find him.

Voigt, Cynthia.

Angus and Sadie. 2005. Angus and Sadie, two siblings that are of mostly border collie heritage, are adopted by a young couple and start living on a Maine farm, where they begin to learn sheep herding and come to appreciate how they are different from each another.

Wallace, Bill.

The Legend of Thunderfoot. 2006. As an outcast because of his large feet, Thunderfoot finds he has the courage to go forward and seek his destiny with the help from a wise old gopher tortoise named Berland.

Running Wild. 2000. When two new cats move into Chuck's neighborhood, he wants to be friends with them. The problem is that they hate dogs, and Chuck is reluctant to let them find out that his best friend, Rotten Willy, is a dog.

Totally Disgusting! Despite his uncourageous name, Mewkiss proves to be a strong and brave kitten during a crisis in which his mistress's life is threatened.

Upchuck and the Rotten Willy. When his best friend Tom moves away and Katie leaves for college, Upchuck the cat is very lonely until he meets a beast as big as a car and black as death named Rotten Willy.

Watchdog and the Coyotes. Some dogs have a bark bigger than their bite. But Sweetie, the Great Dane, can't afford to bark--or bite. After three little nips and three masters, the next stop is the pound. So when the burglar comes calling, he waves his tail. (Paperback)

Wallace, Carol.

That Furball Puppy and Me. Gray, a young cat, is dismayed when Christmas brings a Scottish terrier into the house, but he changes his mind when the new pet needs his help.

White, E.B.

Charlotte's Web. The beloved story of Charlotte, a resourceful spider who sets out to save the life of Wilbur, a pig who is destined to be sold for meat and doesn't want to die.

Stuart Little. A mouse sets out in a litle car to find his bird friend, Margalo, who has disappeared, and to seek his fortune.

Whybrow, Ian.

Little Wolf, Pack Leader. In letters home to Mom and Dad, Little Wolf describes his new pack, the Beastshire SPOBBTALOF (Small Pack of Brute Beasts That Have a Load of Fun.)

Woods, Shirley E.

Jack; The Story of a Beaver. Survival for Jack and his siblings takes the combined work of the entire beaver family.

EASY FICTION

Duffey, Betsy.

Puppy Love. When fourth graders Evie and Megan start the Pet Patrol to solve animal problems, they soon have their hands full taking care of an army of homeless puppies.

Joyce, William.

Buddy. Gertrude Lintz, a New York socialite who believes that animals should not be caged, raises a gorilla named Buddy and reluctantly realizes that he is not suited for city life.

Pinkwater, Daniel.

Blue Moose. A man who runs a restaurant on the edge of the big Northwoods meets a talking moose that moves in to spend the winter serving as headwaiter.

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Last updated: 1/27/2007