Washoe County Library System

After asking for a big, wild, and exciting pet, Jackson receives a boring hamster and quickly forgets to care for it, with frightening results.

Fearless Franco's famous Monster Truck Mania has come to town, and Hot Rod Hamster and his friends are searching for the very best ride at the fair.

"Henry is desperate for a little peace and quiet from his extremely chatty roommate Marvin, and after Henry finally loses his cool, these hamsters must find ways to compromise and live together"--

"Two hamsters, one named Tip and the other Tucker, one fearful and one fearless, are purchased from a pet store by Mr. Lopez for his classroom." --

When Humphrey the hamster returns to Mrs. Brisbane's class after the winter break, a new class pet and some other surprises give him an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of friendship.

Max and Mo, the class hamsters, have fun after the students return from picking apples, in a story that includes instructions for making apple prints and a recipe for applesauce.

The hamster star of Stanley’s Train joins his friends in the park for a day of playing and exploring, in an early vocabulary story that depicts familiar classic toys, from balls and sailboats to kites and skipping ropes. The hamster star of Stanley’s Train joins his friends in the park for a day of playing and exploring, in an early vocabulary story that depicts familiar classic toys, from balls and sailboats to kites and skipping ropes....

When Max and Mo, two class hamsters, return to school and are placed in the Art Room, they use supplies found there to spell out their names for the students.

"When the hamsters in Ms. Weintraub's room start acting strangely, everyone thinks the problem must be the alien vitamins that Pleskit has been feeding them. But even after Pleskit stops the vitamin treatments, the hamsters continue to grow bigger and stronger and crankier. Clearly, something else is at work. To find out what, Tim and Pleskit must solve a mystery, track down an enemy, and defend themselves against a trio of the most dangerous hamsters...