Alamosa Public Library

A young boy learns that moose do not always follow the rules of proper pet behavior.

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.

When Aggie the dog does not mind, Ben takes her to obedience school wheich ends in disaster, but while practicing at home one day Ben realizes what really motivates Aggie to mind.

Shows readers the steps to the fundamental social skills of accepting "no" and disagreeing appropriately. When RJ learns to use these skills the right way, he finds that rewards come his way, instead of arguments.

Mommy Duck takes her four ducklings for a springtime walk, cautioning them to hold onto the daisy chain they have made, but while Polly, Molly, and Holly obey, Dylan keeps getting distracted and going astray.

"Arlo colors on his wall during naptime, then begins a desperate attempt to hide his disobedience. His mother forgives him. Arlo learns that we cannot hide sin from God, and that confession opens the door to mercy and reconciliation"--

Dotty the dachshund knows she was born to dance ballet. When told to sit, she does a plié. Asked to stay, she does an assemblé. Fed up with Dotty’s lack of discipline, Mrs. Austere sends her to the Canine School of Obedience, but Dotty just can’t seem to learn. Heartbroken, the little dog flees to the park―where an unexpected new friend is waiting. Could he know the secret to helping Dotty dance out her dreams with her own kind of discipline?...

Benny becomes tired of Mama messing with his things, wanting to clean them up, so he leaves home only to discover that home is not so bad.

Aunt Zinnia tells her bunny nieces and nephews a cautionary tale about a skirmish with a noisy ogre that shone a bright light, one dark night when she defied her parents' admonishment to stay away from the highway.

Little Red Riding Hood braves the deep, dark woods to visit her grandmother, but can she outwit the wolf she encounters along the way? A simple retelling of this classic fairytale, designed to capture the imagination and build the confidence of beginner readers.