A boy tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways he would take proper care of it if he had one.

A boy who desperately wants a pet dog ends up with a duck instead.

"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"--

Spencer excitedly takes his new pet to the park, the veterinarian's office, and a birthday party, but for a pet balloon, those places are full of danger.

"It's the first day of school, and Ben is all set to go. So is his lovable dog, Muddypaws!. This cute story is full of humour and tells the story of two inseparable best friends." -- Back cover.

It has been a year since newly orphaned Peter and his pet fox Pax, now a protective father, have seen each other, but their paths cross again when Pax's kit falls desperately ill forcing him to turn to the one human he knows he can trust.

When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.

Although Tinka the dog can be described in many ways, she is always the right kind of canine for her owner.

"When his prized pet fish, Splotch, mysteriously disappears, a young boy is determined to find him again--and his mother is determined to 'fix' the problem by any means necessary"--

As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself.