The Alden children save an old woman's house, land, and all the animals in her animal shelter from greedy contractors.

"Something big is brewing in Trenton, N.J., and it could blow at any minute. Stephanie Plum might not be the world's greatest bounty hunter, but she knows when she's being played. Ken Globovic (aka Gobbles), hailed as the Supreme Exalted Zookeeper of the animal house known as Zeta fraternity, has been arrested for beating up the dean of students at Kiltman College. Gobbles has missed his court date and gone into hiding. People have seen him on campus,...

A little bird asks animals, planes, and boats, "Are you my mother?" until he finds his own mother.

Norma Jean, whose love of jumping might be a bit excessive, stops her favorite activity after her friends complain, but participation in the school Olympics proves there is a time and place for jumping.

A zookeeper finds his normal nighttime routine upset when a mischievous little ape steals his keys and lets all his animal charges out of their cages.

For generations, the animals of the African plains have followed a single rule: only kill to survive. But when an unthinkable act of betrayal shatters the peace, the fragile balance between predators and prey will rest in the paws of three unlikely heroes.

After her friends help her get the lead in the third grade play, Francine becomes so intent on making the play perfect that she almost ruins it.

"Learning to be a lion takes some serious lessons, but luckily, this kid has a teacher who is a real pro"--

Collects nine humorous, rhyming stories about animals.

"Wordy Birdy loves to talk, but will she ever learn to listen?"--