Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Pippi moves into in a house at the edge of a Swedish village with a horse, a monkey, a suitcase full of gold, and no grown-ups to tell her what to do. She has upside-down braids and is wild and funny and her crazy ideas have a way of making anything exciting! Naturally, the children next door, Tommy and Annika are curious about their new neighbor. The three children have the most rollicking adventures on their own, with horses and monkeys, the circus,...

Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog -- it's the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he's better suited to being a service dog, he's worried that he's not up to the task. Then he meets Jessica, a girl whose life is turning out differently than the way she'd imagined it, too. Now Jessica needs Rescue by her side to help her accomplish everyday tasks. And it turns out that Rescue can help Jessica see after all: a way...

Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppsitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.

Best friends Ivy and Bean learn that being very good, or very bad, can be a real challenge when they set out to become like a man Ivy heard about who was so pure of heart that birds and animals followed him.

Four children have discovered that they have spirit animals, a rare bond between human and animal that has launched them on a quest to save their world. The team heads to the forests of Eura, where another Great Beast is hidden. Journeying to the forests of Eura to confront another hidden Great Beast, four young heroes whose rare spirit animal bonds have shaped their quest to save the world are shatteringly betrayed by a familiar face.

Gaby Ramirez Howard works at the animal shelter, writing adoption advertisements to help nice animals find amazing homes. She feels like she ought to write one for herself now that her mother has been deported to Honduras. With no place to turn Gaby throws herself into school and her work, loving the attention she gets from one cat at the shelter named Feather. When Gaby does something rash--like sneaking Feather out--she forgot to factor in that...

Erdas is a land of balance. The spirit animal bond bridges the human and animal worlds. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan each have this gift, and the responsibility that comes with it. But the Conquerors are trying to destroy this balance, swallowing whole cities in their rush for power, including Meilin's home. Ready to fight, Meilin has set off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda name Jhi. Her friends aren't far behind, but they're...

"From rescue dog to movie star! Shelby doesn't remember much of her early life-- only that she was always hungry and cold. Then one day, Shelby is rescued by a kind woman, and things change forever. She soon finds herself on a movie set, and her new life is filled with challenges and rewards. She learns things like to Go Mark, Cut, and Dig. Her rewards include squeaky toys, yummy chicken-- and best of all, love and affection from castmates and crew....

"The illuminating journey of a very special mouse, and the unexpected friendships he makes along the way"--

After journeying across Erdas together, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have one chance to stop an ancient enemy desperate to break free from his prison, or the world will be foverer changed.