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The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky... -
![Say It Like You Mane It by Erin Nicholas]()
Say It Like You Mane It by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when a hellraiser turned hot cop is stuck with a headstrong heiress he’s determined to protect...and resist?A run-away bride, wearing a freakin’ tiara, and carrying a stolen lion cub, of all things. This was not how rowdy, bad-boy-turned-small-town-cop, Zander Landry expected his day to go.He really didn’t expect his night to end with her sleeping in his bed after her near-kidnapping... -
![The Kangaroo Chronicles by Marc-Uwe Kling]()
The Kangaroo Chronicles by Marc-Uwe Kling
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMarc-Uwe lives together with a kangaroo. The kangaroo is a communist and it is really into Nirvana... -
![Die Känguru-Apokryphen by Marc-Uwe Kling]()
Die Känguru-Apokryphen by Marc-Uwe Kling
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSensation, Sensation: Archäologen haben in einem Geheimfach in Marc-Uwes Schreibtisch neue Geschichten vom Känguru und seinem Kleinkünstler gefunden! Dies ist nicht die Fortsetzung der Fortsetzung der Fortsetzung der Känguru-Chroniken. Triologie bleibt Triologie. Aber ein anständiger Kleinkünstler hat natürlich eine Zugabe vorbereitet... -
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![Die Känguru-Offenbarung by Marc-Uwe Kling]()
Die Känguru-Offenbarung by Marc-Uwe Kling
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEndlich: Es geht weiter! Nach dem Manifest folgt die Offenbarung! Hier kommt die fulminante Fortsetzung der Fortsetzung: der »Känguru-Chroniken« dritter Teil. Das Beuteltier und der Kleinkünstler auf der Jagd nach dem mysteriösen Pinguin... -
![Untamable by Jamie Schlosser]()
Untamable by Jamie Schlosser
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmery Matheson knows p*ssies. Cats, that is. As the star of a reality show called The P*ssy Tamer, it’s his job to fix extreme feline behavioral issues. When he hears about his next project—a lonely cat hoarder named Estelle—he expects a little old widow, not the blond bombshell who opens the door. With a 100 percent success rate, Emery has never had trouble finishing a job... -
![Skippyjon Jones Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner]()
Skippyjon Jones Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling kitty boy blasts off into another hilarious adventure. Buckle up, amigos— everyone’s favorite kitty boy is about to lift off. You’ll want to be there when the brave Skippito gets lost in spice!That’s right, spice. Skippy knows— from his big ears to his toes—that the planet Mars is red because it’s covered in spicy red pepper... -
![Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner]()
Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnother fun read-along from Skippyjon Jones and Puffin Storytime book-and-CD library The "New York Times" bestselling Skippyjon Jones books were made to be read aloud, and so we're adding a fourth title, "Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones," to the Puffin Storytime collection. The Puffin picture book is accompanied by a compact disc that features an animated reading of the story by the author... -
![The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance by Kirsty Greenwood]()
The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance by Kirsty Greenwood
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJessica Beam is a girl who knows how to party. Only lately she's been forgetting to turn up for work on time. Or in clean clothes. Down on her luck, out of a job and homeless, Jess seeks the help of her long-lost grandmother. Things aren't going well for Matilda Beam, either... -
![The Alchemaster's Apprentice by Walter Moers]()
The Alchemaster's Apprentice by Walter Moers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Echo the Crat's mistress dies, he is compelled to sign a contract with Ghoolion the Alchemaster. This fateful document gives Ghoolion the right to kill Echo at the next full moon and render his fat, which he hopes to brew into an immortality potion. But Ghoolion has not reckoned with Echo's talent for survival and his vast ability to make new friends... -
![The Silent Miaow: A Manual for Kittens, Strays and Homeless Cats by Paul Gallico, Jane Burton]()
The Silent Miaow: A Manual for Kittens, Strays and Homeless Cats by Paul Gallico, Jane Burton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a puzzled publisher passed the apparently encoded typescript to Paul Gallico, that doyen of animal-loving writers soon realised that this was not so much a manuscript as a ‘paw-u-script’ …typed not by human fingers but by a furry feline paw... -
![Starfish by J.B. Heller]()
Starfish by J.B. Heller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. He lives in the penthouse of the most luxurious complex in the city. She shares an apartment with a lobster... Hannah spends her days swimming with sharks, chilling with her pet lobster Levi and avoiding commitment like the plague... -
![I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black, Debbie Ridpath Ohi]()
I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black, Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere is NOTHING boring about being a kid, but one little girl is going to have to prove it in this anything-but-boring picture book from comedian Michael Ian Black.Just when a little girl thinks she couldn't possibly be more bored, she stumbles upon a potato who turns the tables on her by declaring that children are boring... -
![Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems]()
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat happens when a dinosaur doesn't know she's extinct? Find out in this comical cartoon-style picture book. Everyone loves Edwina, the dinosaur who plays with the children and helps little old ladies across the road. Well, everyone except class know-it-all Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie, who wants to prove that dinosaurs are extinct... -
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![One in a Million by Lindsey Kelk]()
One in a Million by Lindsey Kelk
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratings‘A corker…hilarious!’ Giovanna Fletcher ‘Full of heart and very, very funny’ Paige Toon Everyone wants that special someone…. Annie Higgins has given up on love: she’s too busy trying to get her tiny business off the ground... -
![A Purrfect Gift by Jae]()
A Purrfect Gift by Jae
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLena has just moved to Freiburg with her cat, Scully, so when she finds little gifts on her doorstep every day, she thinks they are a welcome-to-the-building Advent calendar from her new neighbors.Caroline, who lives next door, can’t figure out how her stuff keeps disappearing until she catches a cat in the act of stealing from her. She follows the feline felon home—and meets its cute owner... -
![Agatha May and the Anglerfish by Nora Morrison, Jessie Ann Foley]()
Agatha May and the Anglerfish by Nora Morrison, Jessie Ann Foley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA funny, fish-filled story about the joys of learning, and the rewards that come with staying true to who you areAgatha May just can’t understand why her classmates aren’t as crazy as she is about the hideous humpback anglerfish... -
![Alfie and George by Rachel Wells]()
Alfie and George by Rachel Wells
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Sunday Times bestseller is back, with his biggest adventure yet. The perfect read for fans of A Street Cat Named Bob. As the residents of Edgar Road know, Alfie is no ordinary cat. Since his arrival in the street, he's made every house his home, helping this group of neighbours to become friends for life. But now there's a new cat on Alfie's turf – a tiny ball of fur called George... -
![Snowball's Christmas by Kristen McKanagh]()
Snowball's Christmas by Kristen McKanagh
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSnowball--an aptly named bundle of feline fluff--is thankful to be spending her first Christmas in the comfort of Weber Haus, the Victorian B&B run by Miss Tilly. Emily Diemer, who cooks for the guests, dotes on Snowball, but she's not thrilled about another new arrival at the B&B: Miss Tilly's nephew, Lukas... -
![You're an Animal, Viskovitz! by Alessandro Boffa]()
You're an Animal, Viskovitz! by Alessandro Boffa
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Italy, a wildly modern riff on Ovid’s Metamorphoses—a whirlwind of ironic fables in which the central hero, Viskovitz, continually changes identities in pursuit of his one true love... -
![That Guy by Belle Brooks]()
That Guy by Belle Brooks
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEven crazy girls can find love! A modern way of finding love. One deserted island of luxury. Two people. Three get out of jail free cards. And a whole lot of possibilities. Melinda takes the advice of her best friend, Chris. She signs up to a new dating service that pairs you statistically to the one you’re supposed to love... -
![Undertaking Irene by Pamela Burford]()
Undertaking Irene by Pamela Burford
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJane Delaney does things her paying customers can’t do, don’t want to do, don’t want to be seen doing, can’t bring themselves to do, and/or don’t want it to be known they’d paid someone to do. To dead people.Life gets complicated for Jane and her Death Diva business when she’s hired to liberate a gaudy mermaid brooch from the corpse during a wake—on behalf of the rightful owner, supposedly... -
![Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff]()
Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt is a literary event when a genuinely new fictional voice comes along. When that voice achieves its newness not through a certain formal facility but through the freshness of its vision, there is truly something to celebrate. Matt Ruff was only twenty-two when Fool on the Hill was first published, but with his novel he gave us a story that won over readers of every persuasion... -
![It's Not That Complicated: Bakit Hindi pa Sasakupin ng mga Alien ang Daigdig sa 2012 by Eros S. Atalia]()
It's Not That Complicated: Bakit Hindi pa Sasakupin ng mga Alien ang Daigdig sa 2012 by Eros S. Atalia
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNoong bata pa si Intoy, problema niya lang kapag may nakikialam sa kanyang pag-iisa. Noong elementary, kung kanino pa siya makapanghihiram ng komiks, at kung paano niya imamasaker ang mga langgam sa bakuran nila... -
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![Wingmom by Terra Weiss]()
Wingmom by Terra Weiss
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy wingman is my wackadoodle mom.I’ve worked twelve-hour days to make Fur Bebé Co a rising star in the world of doggie high fashion. But when my pup activewear design is stolen and my mother arrives in a dominatrix outfit—long story—I not only lose my VP promotion but my job too.Lucas, Fur Bebé’s hot new CEO, becomes enemy numero uno. He’s going to be sorry…eventually... -
![This Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I Own by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
This Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I Own by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe don't think we can improve on the author's own summary of his book: I am many things, roysh -- unbelievable babe magnet, red-hot lover, loyal kind of goy, best forward who never played for Ireland -- but there's a few things I was basically sure I'd never be, related to a jailbird for storters, or listening to the old dear getting randier than a goat in heat, or even a father, for that matter... -
![Tatum Comes Home by Tatum Talks, Mica Stone]()
Tatum Comes Home by Tatum Talks, Mica Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTatum from @hi.this.is.tatum, one of the TikTok and Instagram’s most beloved “talking” dogs, stars in this heartfelt and humorous story about a charismatic canine’s journey home... -
![Five Go Glamping: An adventure in the countryside for grown ups by Liz Tipping]()
Five Go Glamping: An adventure in the countryside for grown ups by Liz Tipping
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘Five Go Glamping is a must-read story full of friendship, romance and self-discovery…... -
![It Was All the Cat's Fault by Elizabeth SaFleur]()
It Was All the Cat's Fault by Elizabeth SaFleur
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEve can juggle work, school and a fixer-upper house just fine with a little help from YouTube. Well, she could, if her beloved cat, Thor, would stop getting into trouble—like getting stuck behind the walls. Thankfully, plumbers make house calls at ridiculous-o’clock in the morning.Enter Brent who not only has all the power tools she needs, he looks like the God Thor... -
![Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant]()
Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA delightfully offbeat story that features an opinionated tortoise and an IQ-challenged narrator who find themselves in the middle of a life-changing mystery.Audrey (a.k.a. Oddly) Flowers is living quietly in Oregon with Winnifred, her tortoise, when she finds out her dear father has been knocked into a coma back in Newfoundland... -
![The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong]()
The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong has become a children's classic! From The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog to karate princesses and hot cross bottoms, there's a Jeremy Strong story to suit every child's sense of humour. Jeremy's readers range from 7 to teen, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Andy Stanton. Streaker is a mixed-up kind of dog.. -
![Take Me All the Way by Toni Blake]()
Take Me All the Way by Toni Blake
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can't go too far when you're fighting for love... Tamra Day swore off men a long time ago. Her art, her friends, and her garden have always been enough . . . until now. Suddenly, Tamra is aching for a connection. Unfortunately, Coral Cove's most eligible bachelor is the troublemaker who's building the mini-golf course she's designing... -
![When it Pours by Lili Valente]()
When it Pours by Lili Valente
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTruth or Dare: Tell the One-Who-Got-Away that you're still madly in love with him OR spend the night trapped with him in a hunting lodge that's about to be swept downstream?Ha! Trick Question. I get to do BOTH! Because when it rains, it pours... -
![The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine]()
The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe hilarious confessions of a ferocious felinePoor Ellie is horrified when her cat, Tuffy, drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. Before long, another apparent victim arrives though the cat-door... -
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![Killer Cruise by Laura Levine]()
Killer Cruise by Laura Levine
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWordsmith Jaine Austen's ship has finally come in. Her new teaching gig on a fancy cruise line nabs her a free vacation--and access to a 24-hour buffet! But sooner than you can say "bon voyage," Jaine's all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera seems destined to be a wreck...Things are already off to a rocky start when Jaine discovers a stowaway amidst her luggage--her persnickety cat Prozac... -
![Special of the Day by Elaine Fox]()
Special of the Day by Elaine Fox
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWriting with her trademark wit and humour, Elaine Fox brings us another wonderfully charming contemporary romance about a beauty who finally finds love that is more than just skin deep. Life can be difficult when you're stunningly beautiful. For Roxanne Rayeaux, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, beauty had its costs... -
![Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter]()
Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCAT LADY [n.]Single, independent, crazy, aloof, on-the-shelf, lives alone...It’s safer for Mia to play the part that people expect. She’s a good wife to her husband Tristan, a doting stepmother, she slips on her suit for work each morning like a new skin.But beneath the surface, there’s another woman just clawing to get out.. -
![Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine]()
Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen her faithful feline Prozac unwittingly scares to death a parakeet belonging to the neighborhood's resident curmudgeon, Jaine finds herself knee-deep in toil and trouble. The cantankerous Hollywood has-been once played the part of Cryptessa Muldoon, television's fourth most famous monster mom... -
![You Should Smile More by Anastasia Ryan]()
You Should Smile More by Anastasia Ryan
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA fun women's fiction novel about finding meaning in the workplace, and a satire of all the bad jobs you've ever had with lots of humor and snark thrown in. When Vanessa Blair is fired because of her "resting bitch face," her friends help her launch a revenge plan that'll bring down the whole company.Telemarketer Vanessa Blair isn't in love with her job... -
![Chez Stinky by Susan C. Daffron]()
Chez Stinky by Susan C. Daffron
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKat Stevens is a slightly insecure, mostly bored technical writer who likes her cat a lot more than her boss. She hasn't laid eyes on her great aunt Abigail since she was eight, so she’s stumped when she inherits Abgail's house in the small hamlet of Alpine Grove... -
![Ain't Too Proud to Beg by Susan Donovan]()
Ain't Too Proud to Beg by Susan Donovan
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJosie Sheehan collects failed relationships the way some women collect designer handbags. Now, at thirty-five, she has exactly one male in her life: her Labradoodle, Genghis. In fact Josie, along with the three very single women in her dog-walking group, has recently sworn off men, resigning herself to long walks in the park with her devoted, four-legged friend... -
![Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea]()
Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this hilarious tale of blame, compassion, and forgiveness, a very embarrassed bear is reminded that accidents can happen--but with the support of good friends, life goes on.Reuben the bear's got donuts for everyone in his scout troop, but his friends are all staring at something else: there's a wet spot on Reuben's pants, and it's in a specific area... -
![Annie's Day by Andy Weir]()
Annie's Day by Andy Weir
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI didn't want to wake up at 6am, especially on a Saturday. But the man I was cuddled up to was... a morning person... -
![The Cat's Fancy by Julie Kenner]()
The Cat's Fancy by Julie Kenner
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the love of cats...Straight-laced Nicholas Goodman's life was going just fine. A hotshot attorney in a huge law firm, Nick had money, success, and a girlfriend whose father just happened to be his biggest client. All the aspects of his life were tucked neatly into nice little corners, just the way Nick liked it... -
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![Claiming Victory by Beverley Watts]()
Claiming Victory by Beverley Watts
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClaiming Victory is a funny contemporary romantic comedy that will appeal to every woman who still believes fairy tales can come true… ..."So let me get this straight Admiral... -
![Fauna by Alissa York]()
Fauna by Alissa York
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn her highly anticipated new novel, Scotiabank Giller Prize-nominated author Alissa York creates a contemporary human fable that taps into the great tenderness and drama at the heart of the animal world.The wide ravine that bisects the city is home to countless species of urban wildlife, including human waifs and strays...Categorized as:
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![P.S. Your Cat Is Dead by James Kirkwood Jr.]()
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead by James Kirkwood Jr.
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's New Year's Eve in New York City. Your best friend died in September, you've been robbed twice, your girlfriend is leaving you, you've lost your job...and the only one left to talk to is the gay burglar you've got tied up in the kitchen... P.S. your cat is dead.An instant classic upon its initial publication, P.S... -
![My Little Husband by Pascal Bruckner]()
My Little Husband by Pascal Bruckner
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘When Léon and Solange entered the church everyone was struck by the difference in height between them. Even though he was wearing heel inserts and held himself ramrod-straight, he still only came just above her shoulder. But no one was bothered by it…’However, when their first child is born, Léon gradually shrinks by fifteen inches... -
![Turn Left At Sanity by Nancy Warren]()
Turn Left At Sanity by Nancy Warren
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Turn Left at Sanity, Nancy Warren takes readers to a delightfully quirky, Mayberry-meets-Bedlam kind of town, where two exceedingly sensible people are about to discover that love just isn't always so sensible--and that sometimes desire can take a body to a realm far beyond all reason... -
![Love in Lowercase by Francesc Miralles]()
Love in Lowercase by Francesc Miralles
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn internationally bestselling romantic comedy for fans of The Rosie Project, about a language-loving bachelor and the cat that opens his eyes to life’s little pleasuresWhen Samuel, a lonely linguistics lecturer, wakes up on New Year’s Day, he is convinced that the year ahead will bring nothing more than passive verbs and un-italicized moments—until an unexpected visitor slips into his Barcelona...
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