A child takes a sloth named Sparky as a pet.

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.

A boy is excluded from joining his friends' pet club because of his unusual pet.

"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"-- Provided by publisher.

It's not easy to enjoy a picnic when you have unseeable interlopers to contend with! In a new trio of stories for beginning readers, the affable Max the dog and mischievous Baby Cakes the cat encounter a scare-happy ghost who has a run-in with a mirror, the wind at its blustery best, and a teeny-tiny fairy with a wayward wand who may have met her match. -- From the publisher.

He may be slow but Truman the turtle is determined to find his girl Sarah, who has boarded a city bus on her way to preschool.

"When Martha gets an unusual pet, she's delighted by all of the fun things they do together. If one moose is this marvelous, then more moose must be even better! Pretty soon, Martha has more moose than she can handle"-- Provided by publisher.

Since he is the only guinea pig left at the pet shop, Titch worries that he will never get an owner and a home of his own.

It is Christmas Eve and Fly Guy realizes that he does not have a present to give to his best friend Buzz--but when he looks around the house searching for something suitable he discovers a stranger in a red suit, and decides to attack with some ninja moves.

Arthur's new puppy causes problems when it tears the living room apart, wets on everything, and refuses to wear a leash.