From a Yorkshire veterinarian and a "wise and wonderful writer": The New York Times bestseller and basis for the beloved BBC series of the same name (The Boston Globe).
In the rolling dales of Yorkshire, a simple, rural region of northern England, a young veterinarian from Sunderland joins a new practice. A stranger in a strange land, he must quickly learn the odd dialect and humorous ways of the locals, master outdated...

Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

Terrier Max is coping with some major life changes. His owner is now married and has a toddler, Liam. Max is so worried about protecting the boy that he develops a nervous tic. On a family trip to a farm, Max and Duke encounter many creatures who elevates Max's anxiety. Luckily, Max gets some guidance from veteran farm dog Rooster, who pushes Max to ditch his neuroses, find his inner alpha, and give Liam a little more freedom. Can Max and the gang...

When Crusher the snake is captured, her only thought is to escape but as time goes by and she befriends the other inmates of the zoo, she realizes that freedom also means leaving companions behind.

Biscuit the puppy finds his own way to help feed the pets at Mr. Gray's Pet Shop.

While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).

Pets may not have words, but they can communicate. Paying attention to an animal's cues-a joyful bark, a scary growl, a swishing tail-can help a child understand what the animal is "saying" and what an appropriate response might be. That's part of what this book is about. But mostly it's about showing children how to love pets gently-because pets are for loving, after all. Kids learn that teasing isn't nice, that they can choose to be kind to animals,...

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--

Introduces hamsters, including what they eat, how they live in the wild, and how to care for one as a pet.

A boy who thinks his sister's new guinea pig is a very boring pet imagines what it would be like to have a dog, a bear, or even a dragon instead.