"Sam, a golden Labrador puppy, is Emily's best present ever! The two become great friends and Emily is sad to leave him at home when she foes back to school. When Same is stolen from the yard on afternoon, Emily is desperate with worry. She is determined to get her precious puppy back - but how will she find him?"--Page 2 of cover.

Hannah is delighted to receive a Dalmation puppy, Oscar, just before Christmas. She wishes she could spend all her time with her gorgeous puppy, but she has her school Christmas play to rehearse. Meanwhile, Oscar feels lonely and neglected. Why doesn't Hannah want to be with him any more?

Fluff the kitten gets lost in the snow when she runs away from the farm where she was born, but finally, after several frightening days on the run, she is found by the little girl who wants her more than anything.

Evie is overjoyed when she is given her very own puppy, Alfie. Alfie adores Evie--he loves to be cuddled, sleeps on her bed, and welcomes her home from school every day with a wag of his tail. But it's not long before another new member of the family arrives: Evie's baby brother, Sam. Suddenly, no one has much time to look after Alfie, let alone play with him and take him for walks, and soon he finds himself unwanted and all alone.

Ella's kitten, Fluff loves to play outside especially when it's snowing.