Janette Oke's animal friends

Pogo hates being a turtle, with all the limitations involved, but eventually he comes to accept himself as he is.

Young porcupine Pordy learns that to have a friend you must be one.

When their caretaker is hospitalized, Blue Boy and the other homing pigeons receive food, water, and excellent care from two young boys who love pets.

As Quackery and his brother Zackery get bigger, they begin to question whether their parents always know what is best.

As the first baby gorilla every born at the Roxbury Zoo Barny has always been special, but new arrivals make him question whether he will always be treated that way.

Flick, a curious young prairie dog, learns about the pleasures and dangers of life outside his family's underground home, as well as the importance of obeying his parents.

Spunky the puppy keeps a diary describing his daily life with the Dobson family, including the time he went to church and the day he got lost.

The adventures and misadventures of a cat as she goes through three owners and three identities, learning humility along the way.

Two bear cubs spend their first year discovering the wonders and dangers of a forest with their mother.

Hiram the piglet is born into a very competitive litter, but they all eventually learn to get along.

Shandy the lamb, rejected by his mother and the other ewes, is cared for by a young boy until he is big enough to try to rejoin the flock of sheep.