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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Holly Miller is delighted that her grandmother has finally left the Sugar Maple Inn to take a well-deserved vacation. It means Holly is in charge, but running the inn might be more challenging than she realized. Wagtail is throwing a weekend-long murder mystery game to draw in tourists during the slow season, the inn has a full house, and a blizzard is on the way. Trouble is unleashed the night the game begins, when the storm blows in and the lights...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A heartfelt exploration of human grief after the loss of a pet by the New York Times bestselling author of Dogs Never Lie About Love. Over 84 million Americans-almost 3/4 of the US population-own a pet, and our society is still learning how to recognize and dignify that relationship with proper mourning rituals. We have only recently allowed the conversation of how to grieve for our non-human family members to come front and center. Lost Companions...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"On the heels of her family's beloved dog's death, one woman returns to the canines of her past in order to imagine the human she hopes to become in the future in her memoir, What Is a Dog? Chloe Shaw is in a dog house of her own choosing. A married mother with kids, the death of Booker, her children's eldest family pet, has left her reeling and reckoning with her lifelong relationship with dogs. Unable to shake the feeling a year later, she asks...
8) Cat ladies
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Princess the cat has four properly-trained ladies--what will she do when a stray little girl arrives?
10) Not that pet!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Some are too scary, some are too smelly, some are too wiggly, and some are too giggly. Can Mabel find the perfect pet for her family? Not noisy or scary or covered in spikes. She'd choose something friendly that EVERYONE likes. Mabel's family is letting her pick what kind of pet to get, and she is determined to find the very BEST one. "Any pet you like delivered to your door," promises the sign. But what if the ants are too tiny, the hyenas too giggly,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This collection of quotations--heartfelt thoughts and memories discovered in letters, journals, diaries, memoirs and other original sources--by writers, leaders and legends captures the profound connection we share with our animal companions and also provides comfort for those who have lost a pet.
12) Fuzzy logic
Author
Series
Get fuzzy collections volume 2
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Pub
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
13) Pets, ages 3-6
Publisher
Des Moines Public Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Books about choosing and taking cares of pets.
Author
Series
Get fuzzy collections volume 7
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Formats
15) Yip/tuck
Author
Series
Pampered pets mystery volume 4
Publisher
Bell Bridge Books
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Duo Press, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that Pablo Picasso had many pets, including a white mouse and a goat? And that Andy Warhol loved his dachshunds, Georgia O'Keeffe had a passion for chows, and Salvador Dalí liked ocelots and walked an anteater? Artists and Their Pets tells these stores and many more including Frida Kahlo's love for monkeys, Henri Matisse traveling with his cats, and Leonardo da Vinci famously freeing birds from their cages in Italian markets." -- Back...
Author
Series
Pampered pets mystery volume 3
Publisher
Bell Bridge Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
19) Lovely Muco!: 2
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Through cherry blossom season and the mysteries of "Christmas" to the joy and heartache of Valentine's Day, Muco endures the pain of trips to the vet and the humiliation of learning a new trick, all while fending off potential rivals for the affection of her beloved Mr. Komatsu."--Back cover.
20) Lovely Muco!: 1
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Muco dreams of the day when Mr. Komatsu will become a dog, too, but in the meantime she spends her days chewing up towels, jumping in the pond, and inventing new games...all called "Komatsu"! Based on a real person, a real dog, and a real glass studio, there's something here for everyone."--
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