human-animal relationships

"Thunder wants to be a good dog, but she's having a ruff time. She loves to bark and dig and chase furballs -- even if it gets her in trouble with her favorite human, Sage. Will Thunder's inner Wolf push her to pick the bark side, or will Thunder choose to be a loyal pet instead? Anything is paws-ible in Wagnificent: The Adventures of Thunder and Sage, a fur-ociously fun friendship story."--Back cover.

"On a street of old houses, a big hairy spider is searching for a home with dark corners to hide in. But when he wakes up, he finds a hand reaching for him and a lady proclaiming that she has always wanted a kitten?and will name him Luigi! At first, a somewhat puzzled Luigi, used to being left alone to creep and dangle and spin webs, resists her kind advances. But soon, tasty breakfasts and getting tucked into bed (no one?s ever wished him good night before) have him thinking that kittens surely live magical lives. I will be a kitten! he decides. But how long can he keep up his facade, and what might be at stake in pretending to be someone you?re not?" --PenguinRandomhouse.com.

Bub is a star with a basketball and a pug level hoop--but now Bella wants him to teach the other dogs the same trick, and Bub is not sure he wants to be in the spotlight.

For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises; some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he's got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific pet.

How can Christmas be saved? Santa's in so much trouble. With his best reindeer missing, he needs help-- on the double!.

The Bannister family's new addition, Zeus, a former K-9 police hero, appears to be less than the dependable guard dog the family needs. However, when two burglars set out to break into the Bannister's home while they're away for Christmas, Zeus seizes the chance to be a hero, proving every dog - even this one - has his day.

In 1971, graduate student Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko, a scientific experiment that evolved into an intimate friendship lasting almost half a century and changed the course of human-animal communication.

One evil supervillain spends most of his time hatching nefarious plots to take over the world--but on his days off, nothing gets between him and the cute pandas he adores! This fresh, charming comedy series answers the age-old question of what a villain does off the clock! For the man known as the General in the Evil League that plans to invade Earth, every day is full of rigorous battles of life and death as he fends off the planet's Defense Forces. However, on his day off, there shall be no battles for him--instead, he'll be venturing forth into town in search of wonderful things that will heal his overworked heart! No matter how stressful his day job as a nefarious villain is, new encounters await...

"The family dog has a LOT to get off his chest. Because, well, living with children can be...challenging. Between playing dress-up, being squeezed too tightly, and dirty toys in Dog's water bowl, this canine has had ENOUGH!! Will Dog find that there are sweet moments to be cherished amidst the chaos?" --.

Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfellow School's Room 26, relates the ups and downs experienced by his human classmates as they begin a project to create a model town complete with houses and community services.