Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.

A young Abe Lincoln stumbles across a pig in trouble and decides he must help, even though it will mean arriving late and muddy for the important speech he is scheduled to make.

In two stories bound together back to back, a tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters and a greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.

Annie and her pet rabbit, Snowball, invite Henry and Mudge to a dress-up birthday party, but there is some confusion about what the guests are supposed to wear.

By order of the Duke, Walter the Baker must invent a tasty roll through which the rising sun can shine three times.

What does a vampire squid like to eat? (Hint: It's not blood.) How does a frogfish camouflage itself? Learn the answers to these questions and discover even more fascinating facts about slimy and icky sea creatures with Dr. Ick and Sam the Dog. A create-your-own-sea-creature activity is included in the backmatter for even more aquatic fun!

Toothless believes he'll be with his best friend, Hiccup, forever. But then one day he meets a Light Fury, the most stunning, amazing dragon he's ever seen. Now Toothless is torn should he start a new life with the Light Fury, or stay with his old friend?

Twinkle's attempts to bake a cake get messier and messier until she realizes the ingredient she needs is help from her friends--

Interrupting Cow feels lonely because her barnyard friends are tired of her jokes, but when she meets an old rooster across the long, gray road, things change.

When Jade does well in a track meet, her entire family is excited except Justin, who later confesses to their older brother Jordan that he wishes he were good at something for which people would cheer.