Lively, charming art illuminates this zesty modern fable. Ms. April loves her field and forest, pond and hill. When widespread land development forces animals from their rural homes, Ms. April invites them to live safe and protected on her land. With Ms. Mae, a resourceful fox (and her closest friend), she shelters the animals until the day she falls ill and greedy enemies seize the moment to invade her land, bulldozers poised. At this moment of peril, Ms. Mae steps in to match wits with their adversaries.
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A Home for Dakota
(Sit! Stay! Read! Series)

by Jan Zita Grove
illus. by Nancy Lane

Dog # 241 has lived for years in a crate, with crates of dogs around and above her. As part of a rescue operation at a puppy mill, she is renamed Dakota and nurtured in a foster home that helps her to heal in body and spirit from a life of deprivation, lack of vet care, and the basic comforts of life. She becomes an essential and happy partner to a girl who has herself experienced severe challenges.
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Max Talks to Me
(Sit! Stay! Read! Series)

by Claire Buchwald
illus. by Karen Ritz

Alex and his dog Max are true friends--the kind that share each other's
excitement, comfort each other when they are sad, wait together when
parents are away, and have fun wherever they are... more>

Jim, his mom, and Molly, their cat, come back from the vet’s office after Molly has been spayed. Jim wants to know why Molly shouldn’t have kittens. “I like kittens,” he says. In this delightfully imagined journey into what might happen if Molly the cat should have litters of kittens, Jim’s mom shows him that Molly’s (and her kittens’) potential for multiplying would change their lives—and not for the better!
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Are You Ready for Me?
(Sit! Stay! Read! Series)

by Claire Buchwald
illus. by Amelia Hansen

Almost every parent has heard: "Please, can we get a dog?" Now there is a book that helps families answer that question, a book that supports either answer. Are You Ready for Me? shows what life will be like with a dog, both the responsibilities and the joys....

New! Downloadable 24-page kit to help your family decide if you are ready for a dog. more>

At the Dog Park
with Sam and Lucy
(Sit! Stay! Read! Series)

by Daisy Bix
illus. by Amelia Hansen

In this first-ever children's book about dog parks, dogs Sam and Lucy eagerly take part in a dog fiesta of movement and fun, running off-leash, free to cavort, to meet and greet, to leap and chase... more>

Buddy Unchained
(Sit! Stay! Read! Series)

by Daisy Bix
illus. by Joe Hyatt

What is life like, day after day, for a dog kept outdoors in all weather on a chain or rope, along all day--a dog whose owners, for the most part, forget that he's alive? Buddy, a lovable mixed-breed dog, has such an existence... more>