Best friends Elephant and Piggie decide that they will try to surprise each other, with unexpected results.

"Louella is very excited to be at Roar Scout Camp. There are so many fun things for her to do! But while Louella is busy having fun, she doesn't stop to listen to anyone else...or to realize that maybe her new friends aren't having quite as much fun as she is. When Louella misses an important invitation, it's up to Tarantula and the rest of their friends to help Louella learn to listen and play together."--

Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!

As the temperature rises in Gaborone, Precious Ramotswe, founder of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, wonders whether the heat could be the reason that business is particularly slow. But then a distant cousin of Mma Ramotswe's comes to the agency with a plea for help and the ladies decide to pursue the issue together. Armed with Mma Ramotswe's circumspection and Mma Makutsi's sharp eye, they proceed with confidence and open hearts. What, after all,...

When Chico the monkey wakes up to a loud clatter, he puts on his tool belt and searches his tree house to find what is making the noise, only to discover Clark the elephant stuck in the laundry chute.

The poky little puppy: One night, a puppy, who is always late coming home, finds there is no dessert for him. Scuffy the tugboat: Meant for "bigger things", Scuffy the tugboat sets off on a daring adventure to explore the world but realizes that home is where he'd rather be, sailing in his bathtub. Tawny scrawny lion: Once there was a tawny scrawny lion that was always hungery, until he met 10 little rabbits who taught him how to eat carrot stew--instead...

Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue when his nephew's parents are lost at sea and cares for him until they are found again.

Piggie ruins a perfectly good day by telling Gerald the elephant that she is going, sending him into a panic.

From the author of Still Life with Elephant comes the story of one woman and her quest to save a majestic animal. After a year spent caring for baby elephants in Africa, Neelie Sterling is preparing to return to the States and a life filled with exes-ex-boyfriend, ex-husband, ex-house, ex-horse. But she is leaving behind some unfinished business in Zimbabwe: a very special elephant targeted for execution. With the help of her new friend Diamond-Rose...