A dog looking for a home sends letters to prospective owners on Butternut Street, with surprising results.

As Christmas nears, Amy and her friends in the Critter Club try to find a home for two adorable guinea pigs.

"A little girl adopts the prickliest stray kitten at the shelter because sometimes she feels prickly, too"--

"Seven-year-old Lulu adopts a hamster and must keep it a secret from her grandmother when she and her cousin Mellie spend the night"--

After Madeline Finn adopts a puppy, she learns about her local animal shelter and organizes donations and volunteers to improve the lives of the animals there --

Slipper the cat is mistakenly left behind in the commotion when the lady she has always lived with moves in with her daughter's family, so Slipper sets out to find someone new to adopt.

"A dog writes the story of its adoption-and learning to live in a loving home"--

Ben selects from the shelter a most unusual "dog" that wreaks havoc in town until she has a chance to prove her worth.

"Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town. Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home. And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves. When Chance and Metal...

Pearl the dog and her shy friend, Squirrel, find much to be thankful for while roaming their big city on Thanksgiving, but at day's end, they have a reason for lasting gratitude.