Frank Carlson Library

Elephants! Hippos! Lions! Listen to the sounds these animals make, and make your own! No zoo ever had a happier, noisier bunch of residents. Includes read-along book. First published in 1991. "A thoroughly rowdy menagerie... a visually and aurally splashy work." -- Publishers Weekly

When a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is Old Yeller; to read this eloquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable and deeply moving experience. Set in the rough wilderness of early frontier Texas, "Old Yeller" is a timeless coming-of-age tale. Travis is left to...

Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.

Different animals-- including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more-- make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.

When George's mother tells her son to bark, he meows. She patiently explains that "Cats go meow. Dogs go arf. Now, bark, George." But he quacks! Then oinks. Then moos. Becoming less patient and more exasperated, George's mom takes him to the vet, who reaches deep down inside the errant pup, and, much to everyone's surprise, pulls out a cat! Then a duck, a pig, and finally a cow. George is cured, and barks at last! On the way home, his proud mother...

A dog stays up all night, watching the moon and some bats, and looks forward to the morning when his boy will wake up and feed him breakfast.

When Oscar's boy is reluctant to take him for an early walk in the snow, Oscar decides to go by himself, and meets a new playmate, Daisy, and her human--and the two dogs enjoy their romp in the snow.

A baby comes into the house and leaves the old dog feeling kind of lonely and left out, but when the girl starts learning to walk, he has a companion who likes to explore the world at his pace.

A rhinoceros tours Europe in the mid-18th century and becomes a sensation - based on a true story.

As Casey plays with his toy farm animals, he imagines their actions and sounds in his mind.