Real and imaginary, tame and wild, within us and without us, animals have always touched our lives. A college student takes home a puppy, in spite of the landlord's strict No Pets policy. What's the worst that can happen? A little girl overhears someone call her Mommy and Daddy's visiting friend a man-eater. How can she, her stuffed armadillo and her inflatable Tyrannosaurus Rex protect their home from a dangerous predator? Can a teenage girl attract the love of her life with something none of the other girls have: a live monkey? A young scribe in ancient Egypt and the temple cat he can't get...