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Granny Gomez's pet pig grows too big to live in the house, so she builds him his own barn but discovers that she is lonely without him.

Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.

As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself.

"Maya and Julius, the pig her grandfather brings her from Alaska, learn about fun and sharing together"-- "When Maya's grandfather comes to visit from Alaska, he brings a surprise in a crate -- something, he says, to teach her "fun and sharing." Maya hopes it's a horse or a big brother. But instead, it's a huge, pink pig named Julius! Maya's parents see Julius as a slob, but Maya feels differently. She sees a playmate, a protector, and a sharer in...

A boy is excluded from joining his friends' pet club because of his unusual pet.

A nine-year-old girl named Henry, who lovingly cares for her pet duckling Rosalie, faces a difficult decision after Rosalie grows to adulthood.

While panning for gold with his Pa, Jake adopts a pig that he names Dog.

"Andy is having a Halloween party for the Pet Club. However, he doesn't know what kind of costume to make for his pet fish, Nibbles"--Unedited summary from book.

A boy who desperately wants a pet dog ends up with a duck instead.

Wanting a pet pig more than anything, two siblings finally convince their mother that they are ready for the responsibility before tackling the realities of pet care that prove to be more than they bargained for.