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

With the unknowing help of his pet geese, eight-year-old Jack Daw decides to raise an ostrich on his father's farm.

This innovative book combines the elements of a picture book--exciting stories, poems, and artwork--with elements of nonfiction--intriguing facts and ideas about guinea pigs.

Gertie the hen is appalled when her son Frank wants to swim with the ducks, but Jemima and her mother, the farmer's wife, make him a special outfit so that his dream can come true.

An african grey parrot is the last thing that Harry Holdsworth expects to inherit from Great-Uncle George. Who wants a pet bird when you're hoping for a treasure chest? Certainly not Harry - until Mad opens his beak and starts to speak!

When seventy-five-year-old Henny Hickathrift runs away from the old people's home, she meets five children and their parents who welcome her into their family.

A runt piglet born with deformed front feet is coached in swimming by a duck and an otter and, when the pig farm is flooded, becomes a hero.

When Mrs. Buzzard wants to get rid of the big, ugly dog that creates a lot of trouble, Farmer Buzzard decides on a plan to save this lovable monster from banishment.

While vacationing in Scotland, Zeta meets a rather unusual fellow. Meinus is a merman-definitely not your average summer friend. Everythings an adventure when Marinus is around and Zeta knows she will miss her friend terribly when the summer ends. But Marinus has one last surprise for her - one that will last a lifetime.

Muriel Ponsonby, the Catlady, lives with dozens of cats, many of whom she believes are reincarnated friends, relatives, and even royalty.