Clark the Shark is excited to adopt Lulu the dogfish, but he soon learns that there is more to owning a pet than teaching her tricks and feeding her treats.

When Rita's mother refuses to get her a pet, Rita goes to the zoo and returns with a rhinoceros--but keeping a pet rhino a secret proves to be much trickier than she ever imagined.

Prudence wants a pet so much that she adopts a branch, a twig, a tire, and even a shoe named Formal Footwear, but none is a suitable pet for Prudence.

"Humphrey is spending the weekend at Garth's house when the prize for his scavenger hunt is stolen from its hiding place in Humphrey's cage."-- Provided by publisher.

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.

A boastful hamster with exceptional talent as an escape artist recounts his experiences chewing, wriggling, or squeezing his way out of various closed areas in his quest for the great Outside.

"A child wishes for a unicorn without knowing how unruly they are as pets"-- Provided by publisher.

Sam Waters is desperate to have a pet. But his parents say that first, Sam must prove he's responsible. So he takes an after-school job in a pet store called Little Shop of Hamsters. To his horror, Sam soon finds that cute, little hamsters can become very UNCUTE monsters. Suddenly, Sam isn't fighting for a pet--he's fighting to survive! Could the souvenir he got in HorrorLand have anything to do with this?

It soon becomes clear that Louis's pet tadpole is not turning into an ordinary frog.

"Do you ever wonder what goes on behind your back? Legs does. She knows that her pet duck could be up to anything when she is not looking. She is determined to find out the truth. Perhaps you can use your creative thinking to help!"--Publisher description.