Bent Northrop Memorial Library

Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town.

A little girl feeds Ginger, a thin little cat who has been living in a patch of weeds, and takes him home to live with her.

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?"

A young boy describes how his new dog Sam talks to him, how they play together, and what pals they are.

A child takes a sloth named Sparky as a pet.

Jeremy Bean is great at solving problems and collecting things so he becomes a collector of stories about himself to share with everyone now and in the future,

Kirsty and Rachel find Glitter, Penny's magic pony, but they have to find a way out of the forest before Jack Frost and his goblins catch up to them and capture Glitter for themselves.

"Out for a walk one day, a girl stumbles upon a lost "dog." Having always wanted a dog of her own, she brings the "little" creature home and takes care of it in secret, hiding it from her parents. Proud of her new "dog," she plays with it, feeds it, and even takes it around town-much to the chagrin of the townspeople and other kids who have been mean to her in the past. But one day, when her "little" friend gets the urge to chase something and ends...

Rodeo Red and her hound dog, Rusty, are happy as can be until Side Swiping Slim comes to town and starts stirring up trouble for them, but when Slim steals Rusty, Red will do anything to get him back--even give up the birthday gift her Aunt Sal, a city slicker, sent.

Sofia is put in charge of overseeing a fair election for a class pet, but first the Questioneers must learn about elections and good journalism--and remember that being a community matters most. Includes facts about the Delano Grape Strike, presidential elections, journalism, and the importance of voting.