When his mother brings home a guinea pig instead of the dog he has always wanted, fifth-grader Rufus is not happy--until the rodent starts acting exactly like a dog.

A surprising twist occurs on Alligator Al's birthday when a tasty-looking piglet knocks on Al's door.

Piggies make a surprise treat for their mama while she is out of the house.

On his first day of school Little Guinea Pig finds lots of thing to do.

Three little circus pigs capture a wild wolf and make him do outrageous tricks, safe in the belief that he would never bite them.

When his friend Soldier hurts his head, Little Whistle tries to find something to make him feel better so he will be able to tell the other toys their bedtime story.

"When Pedro admits that he has a paralyzing fear of water, his friends try to cheer him up with a pet. Only this one won't leave the water! The third installment of the Guinea Dog series"--

"Pig and Cat are pals, but now Pig wants to play with Dog"--

Explains precisely why, although it may sound like a good idea, gathering hundreds of pigs to march in a parade through one's hometown is inadvisable.

When his life of yummy slops, a back-scratching farmer, and a duck best friend is threatened by an Evil Chicken plot involving a tractor-rocket, Pig becomes further upset when Duck shows his porcine friend the shed where pigs are prepared for dinner.