Lizzie and Charles Peterson know a lot about puppies. That's because the Petersons are a foster family for young dogs. They have an adorable puppy of their own, Buddy, but they still love helping other puppies find homes. Then Lizzie and Charles meet Scout, a gentle German shepherd who is very good at helping people. A puppy like Scout needs a special owner. Can the Petersons find the perfect person?

Describes the life of a baby rabbit, from birth as a blind baby in the nest its mother builds to setting off on its own at the age of two months.

Explains the life cycle of various farm animals.

When Cody is left on the front step of the Petersons' house, Lizzie and Charles refuse to stop until they have found the perfect home for Cody.

When the Peterson family agrees to foster a black Lab named Shadow, Charles and Lizzie quickly realize they have a very special puppy on their hands and set out to find the perfect home for him.

Follows the life of a young elephant calf as she grows up surrounded by her close family on the African savanna.

Pictures and text introduce various baby birds, how they hatch, their bodies and their habitats.

One by one, four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck, until only Little Quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave.

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They want a puppy of their own more than just about anything. They know dogs are a lot of work. But their Mom still doesn't think their family is ready for a puppy. Then, Goldie arrives. She is a sweet golden retriever who needs a home. Goldie is very young. She doesn't know how to be a good puppy yet. Will Charles and Lizzie be able to help her?

"Whether it's a first bath or a first step, every baby celebrates milestones as they grow. Connecting babies across ecosystems, from polar bear cubs, giraffe calves, and zebra colts to human babies, Sibert medalist Catherine Thimmesh shows how we are all more similar than we realize." -- Back cover. "Connects babies across our ecosystem with compelling photographs and a poetic text that shows how the everyday milestones babies take parallel animals'...