A collection of seventeen stories featuring a wide range of pets, by such authors as Ted Hughes, Beverly Cleary, and Margaret Mahy.

How the cat became /Ted Hughes -- -- Henry's canine teeth / Beverly Cleary -- -- The pretend pony / Barbee Oliver Carleton -- -- Dribble / Judy Blume -- -- A pet fit for a king / Liss Norton -- -- Rescuing the rescuers / Malorie Blackman -- -- Arabel's raven / Joan Aiken -- -- Heaven / David Henry Wilson -- -- Posy Bates goes green / Helen Cresswell -- -- Mrs. Bartlemy's pet / Margaret Mahy -- -- The parrot / Italo Calvino -- -- House-mouse / Ursula Moray Williams -- -- E!G!G!S! / Betsy Byars -- -- The duke who had too many giraffes / Fiona MacDonald -- -- What a dear little thing! / Dick King-Smith -- -- A barn is a daytime place / Meindert DeJong.