Author: Mara Wells
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492698628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
All paws on deck! Carrie Burns has a successful business, a young son, Oliver, and an energetic Jack Russell terrier. She doesn't have time in her busy schedule for her ex-husband and his talk of working together again. But when she runs into Lance in the dog park, their lives are turned upside down. Lance Donovan wants to promote his fledgling construction company by helping his brother Caleb with a big condo conversion. Lance even knows the perfect interior designer to make this project a success—his ex-wife, Carrie. But after a fateful meeting at the dog park, Lance finds himself not only petsitting both his brother's dog and the beloved Jack Russell terrier he had to leave behind in the divorce, but babysitting a young son he never knew he had while his ex-wife tries to get back into dating. How did life get this crazy? Lance is determined to win back the love he thought he'd lost—but he's going to need a lot of help from his furry friends. Fur Haven Dog Park Series: Cold Nose, Warm Heart (Book 1) Tail for Two (Book 2) Praise for Cold Nose, Warm Heart: "Full of humor and heart... Animal lovers will delight in the large cast of canine supporting characters in this well-paced romance."—Publishers Weekly "In this delightful debut novel, Wells sets the stage for a warm-hearted series."—Library Journal "A funny and sweet romance featuring dogs, Miami, and cantankerous grandparents."—Booklist
A Tail for Two
Author: Mara Wells
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492698628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
All paws on deck! Carrie Burns has a successful business, a young son, Oliver, and an energetic Jack Russell terrier. She doesn't have time in her busy schedule for her ex-husband and his talk of working together again. But when she runs into Lance in the dog park, their lives are turned upside down. Lance Donovan wants to promote his fledgling construction company by helping his brother Caleb with a big condo conversion. Lance even knows the perfect interior designer to make this project a success—his ex-wife, Carrie. But after a fateful meeting at the dog park, Lance finds himself not only petsitting both his brother's dog and the beloved Jack Russell terrier he had to leave behind in the divorce, but babysitting a young son he never knew he had while his ex-wife tries to get back into dating. How did life get this crazy? Lance is determined to win back the love he thought he'd lost—but he's going to need a lot of help from his furry friends. Fur Haven Dog Park Series: Cold Nose, Warm Heart (Book 1) Tail for Two (Book 2) Praise for Cold Nose, Warm Heart: "Full of humor and heart... Animal lovers will delight in the large cast of canine supporting characters in this well-paced romance."—Publishers Weekly "In this delightful debut novel, Wells sets the stage for a warm-hearted series."—Library Journal "A funny and sweet romance featuring dogs, Miami, and cantankerous grandparents."—Booklist
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492698628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
All paws on deck! Carrie Burns has a successful business, a young son, Oliver, and an energetic Jack Russell terrier. She doesn't have time in her busy schedule for her ex-husband and his talk of working together again. But when she runs into Lance in the dog park, their lives are turned upside down. Lance Donovan wants to promote his fledgling construction company by helping his brother Caleb with a big condo conversion. Lance even knows the perfect interior designer to make this project a success—his ex-wife, Carrie. But after a fateful meeting at the dog park, Lance finds himself not only petsitting both his brother's dog and the beloved Jack Russell terrier he had to leave behind in the divorce, but babysitting a young son he never knew he had while his ex-wife tries to get back into dating. How did life get this crazy? Lance is determined to win back the love he thought he'd lost—but he's going to need a lot of help from his furry friends. Fur Haven Dog Park Series: Cold Nose, Warm Heart (Book 1) Tail for Two (Book 2) Praise for Cold Nose, Warm Heart: "Full of humor and heart... Animal lovers will delight in the large cast of canine supporting characters in this well-paced romance."—Publishers Weekly "In this delightful debut novel, Wells sets the stage for a warm-hearted series."—Library Journal "A funny and sweet romance featuring dogs, Miami, and cantankerous grandparents."—Booklist
Stick Cat
Author: Tom Watson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062411012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
There’s a new pet in town: Stick Cat! Perfect for fans of the Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and Stick Dog books, Stick Cat features Tom Watson’s trademark combination of laughs, adventure, and hilarious stick-figure drawings. It’s a big day in the big city for Stick Cat and his best friend, Edith. There are treasures to hunt, songs to sing, pigeons to catch, and naps to take. But way up on the twenty-third floor, danger lurks just around the corner. Terrible noises and violent crashes trap a desperate man in the building across the alley. Stick Cat will need to navigate his way across the alley—and around Edith’s peculiar ways—to attempt a rescue. Stick Cat’s high-wire act is sure to please cat lovers and Stick Dog fans everywhere—even reluctant readers.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062411012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
There’s a new pet in town: Stick Cat! Perfect for fans of the Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and Stick Dog books, Stick Cat features Tom Watson’s trademark combination of laughs, adventure, and hilarious stick-figure drawings. It’s a big day in the big city for Stick Cat and his best friend, Edith. There are treasures to hunt, songs to sing, pigeons to catch, and naps to take. But way up on the twenty-third floor, danger lurks just around the corner. Terrible noises and violent crashes trap a desperate man in the building across the alley. Stick Cat will need to navigate his way across the alley—and around Edith’s peculiar ways—to attempt a rescue. Stick Cat’s high-wire act is sure to please cat lovers and Stick Dog fans everywhere—even reluctant readers.
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547488920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails in this interactive guessing book, beautifully illustrated in cut-paper collage, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, Read Aloud Informational Text).
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547488920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails in this interactive guessing book, beautifully illustrated in cut-paper collage, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, Read Aloud Informational Text).
A Tale of Two Beasts
Author: Fiona Roberton
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444927361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
There are two sides to every story. A little girl finds a strange beast in the woods and takes it home as a pet. She feeds it, shows it off to her friends and gives it a hat. But that night it escapes. Then the beast tells the story of being kidnapped by the girl, who forcefed it squirrel food, scared it with a group of beasts and wrapped it in wool. Can the two beasts resolve their differences? An eye-opening story that makes you look at things from a different perspective. 'Roberton's premise is as sublime as it is simple, with a subtle message. [...] Totally delightful.' - Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444927361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
There are two sides to every story. A little girl finds a strange beast in the woods and takes it home as a pet. She feeds it, shows it off to her friends and gives it a hat. But that night it escapes. Then the beast tells the story of being kidnapped by the girl, who forcefed it squirrel food, scared it with a group of beasts and wrapped it in wool. Can the two beasts resolve their differences? An eye-opening story that makes you look at things from a different perspective. 'Roberton's premise is as sublime as it is simple, with a subtle message. [...] Totally delightful.' - Kirkus Reviews
Thereby Hangs a Tail
Author: Spencer Quinn
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459612892
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Bernie Little and his canine companion, Chet, are private investigators. Both have had some setbacks in life - Bernie in combat, Chet in K-9 dog-training school - but together they make up a team like no other. In Thereby Hangs a Tail, Bernie and Chet are hired to investigate threats made against an unlikely target - a pretty, pampered show dog named Princess. What seems like a joke turns serious when Princess and her owner are abducted. And to make matters worse, Bernie's on-again, off-again girlfriend, reporter Susie Sanchez, disappears too. When Chet gets separated from Bernie, he tries to put the pieces together, find his way home, and save the day. With genuine suspense and intrigue, combined with humour and insight into the special bond between man and dog, Thereby Hangs a Tail is the much awaited sequel to the fantastic, funny, New York Times bestselling Dog On It. It will keep everyone talking - and chuckling.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459612892
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Bernie Little and his canine companion, Chet, are private investigators. Both have had some setbacks in life - Bernie in combat, Chet in K-9 dog-training school - but together they make up a team like no other. In Thereby Hangs a Tail, Bernie and Chet are hired to investigate threats made against an unlikely target - a pretty, pampered show dog named Princess. What seems like a joke turns serious when Princess and her owner are abducted. And to make matters worse, Bernie's on-again, off-again girlfriend, reporter Susie Sanchez, disappears too. When Chet gets separated from Bernie, he tries to put the pieces together, find his way home, and save the day. With genuine suspense and intrigue, combined with humour and insight into the special bond between man and dog, Thereby Hangs a Tail is the much awaited sequel to the fantastic, funny, New York Times bestselling Dog On It. It will keep everyone talking - and chuckling.
Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail
Author: Danielle Hawkins
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1775491897
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail is the funny, illuminating diary of a year in the life of a New Zealand farm vet With a husband and two children, 1200 sheep and 400 cattle, farm dogs and pet lambs, pigs bent on excavation and a goat bent on escape, country life is never dull. From calving cows to constipated dogs, weddings to weaning lambs, daffodils to ducklings to droughts, each season brings new challenges and delights. Sometimes it's exhausting but it's almost always a lot of fun - anyway, it's all part and parcel of the life of a Kiwi mother, farmer's wife and vet.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1775491897
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail is the funny, illuminating diary of a year in the life of a New Zealand farm vet With a husband and two children, 1200 sheep and 400 cattle, farm dogs and pet lambs, pigs bent on excavation and a goat bent on escape, country life is never dull. From calving cows to constipated dogs, weddings to weaning lambs, daffodils to ducklings to droughts, each season brings new challenges and delights. Sometimes it's exhausting but it's almost always a lot of fun - anyway, it's all part and parcel of the life of a Kiwi mother, farmer's wife and vet.
Who Has This Tail?
Author: Laura Hulbert
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1466823941
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Short and fuzzy, long and scaled: no matter their size and shape, tails aren't just hanging around—they're useful! This fun, informative book invites readers to guess the owner of nine tails, and then turn the page to see the animal and its tail in action.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1466823941
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Short and fuzzy, long and scaled: no matter their size and shape, tails aren't just hanging around—they're useful! This fun, informative book invites readers to guess the owner of nine tails, and then turn the page to see the animal and its tail in action.
Tale of a Tail
Author: Margaret Mahy
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 1444010832
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Strange and exciting things are in store when Tom and his mum move to Prodigy Street one ordinary Thursday. There's a man with a magical name, a friendly dog with a powerful, waggy tail, and some remarkable surprises when anyone makes a wish. Includes more than 50 hilarious black and white illustrations by Tony Ross, who also illustrates Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry books and David Walliams' children's books, as well as his own picture books.
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 1444010832
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Strange and exciting things are in store when Tom and his mum move to Prodigy Street one ordinary Thursday. There's a man with a magical name, a friendly dog with a powerful, waggy tail, and some remarkable surprises when anyone makes a wish. Includes more than 50 hilarious black and white illustrations by Tony Ross, who also illustrates Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry books and David Walliams' children's books, as well as his own picture books.
The Tail of Emily Windsnap
Author: Liz Kessler
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763652407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A young girl learns she’s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep Emily away from the water. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery — about her own identity, the mysterious father she’s never met, and the thrilling possibilities and perils shimmering deep below the water’s surface. With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, first-time author Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident — an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763652407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A young girl learns she’s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep Emily away from the water. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery — about her own identity, the mysterious father she’s never met, and the thrilling possibilities and perils shimmering deep below the water’s surface. With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, first-time author Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident — an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love.
A Tale of Two Brothers
Author: Eveline Hasler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0735844801
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
In this version of the Swiss folktale, two humpback brothers, one good and friendly, the other bad-tempered and lazy, have their lives changed by a trip to their old hut in the mountains.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0735844801
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
In this version of the Swiss folktale, two humpback brothers, one good and friendly, the other bad-tempered and lazy, have their lives changed by a trip to their old hut in the mountains.