Sam wants a pet for her birthday, but her mom and dad have already said that their apartment is too small for a cat or a dog. A trip to Rainbow Street Shelter to look at the smaller animals can't hurt, though! At the shelter, Sam finds the perfect pet for her, a fluffy black guinea pig named Henry. But she can't help noticing how happy her little brother is when he's reading to Nelly, the Rainbow Street dog. Why can't he read like that when he's in school? Nelly looks happy, too. Sam starts to wonder . . . can a dog go to kindergarten?
Sam chooses a guinea pig named Henry to be her pet, envisions a dog named Nelly visiting and helping her younger brother Liam feel comfortable in his kindergarten class, and encourages Liam to also get a guinea pig as a pet.
Buster isn't fluffy or pretty like other cats—he's a crazy orange cat with attitude.
Logan is moving from the farm to the city.
From the moment she's born, the adorable beagle puppy named Bella has a lot of energy.
But soon Henry realizes he?s got to find his own way to solve his bully problem. Classroom favorite Nancy Carlson encourages young readers to use creativity and empathy to tackle one of school?s toughest challenges.
Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and artist Tim Bowers once again bring the cozy world of Toytown to life in this easy-to-read picture book.
Mona's uncle Matthew works in a circus, and he always gives pretty great birthday presents.
Amy lives and breathes horses, but all her horses are in books or in her head.
Fluffy, the guinea pig, suffers many humiliations at the hands of the students in Ms. Day's classroom
Mr. Venezi has put up a “help wanted” sign in the pet shop.