When Owen, a little pig, worries about being apart from his mother when he goes off to school, she reassures him by promising that no matter where he is and no matter what he is doing, she will love him all day long. Reprint.
Archive for the ‘Animals’
Slithery Jake
Although the family isn’t thrilled when Sid brings home a snake as a pet, they go completely berserk when it goes missing and they all have to go on a full-scale hunt around the house to find where the slithering creature has hid.
Little Bear’s Visit
Four short stories for the beginner reader dealing with the humorous escapades of Little Bear.
Letters From Wolfie
Thirteen-year-old Mark donates his dog, Wolfie, to the Army’s scout program during the Vietnam War, but when the Army won’t say when–or if–the dogs will be returned to their owners, Mark grows more unsure of his decision to send Wolfie, in a gripping story about loyalty, dissent, patriotism, and the heartbreaking contradictions of war. Reprint.
Golden Ghost
Sam discovers a lost palomino in a spooky ghost town. The horse looks like a mirage, but also looks well cared for, and even familiar. Could it be the missing horse from her best friend’s ranch? Sam needs to get the mare back home safely, but there might be something trying to stop her — her other best friend, the Phantom Stallion.
