A child tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways to take proper care of it.

With her birthday coming up, Jessica hopes that, just maybe, her present will be a real-live potbellied pig. Jessica can hardly wait for her party with Judy Moody and all their friends. But Judy Moody is acting like a pig-head, and Jessica UN-invites her from the party. To make matters worse, Jessica has snooped around the house and has found zero sign of a pig present. Could her birthday be any more of a disaster?

Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.

A puppy is adopted by a little girl who is not experienced with pets, so the dog must teach her everything she needs to know to take care of him properly.

A young girl brings her pets to the library--with predictably disastrous results.

When Jeff's girlfriend leaves a Labrador retriever puppy with his family for a week, his dog T.P. and cat Cord hope the energetic puppy does not stay any longer.

"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"--

After choosing a new dog, Ben describes what the pet Aggie can do and should not do around the house.

A teacher invites her students to bring their pets in each Monday for sharing day, but by the end of the year, she has a classroom full of "forgotten" animals.

When Aggie the dog does not mind, Ben takes her to obedience school which ends in disaster, but while practicing at home one day Ben realizes what really motivates Aggie to mind.