The Adventures of Holly the Hamster and Her Friends

By Joyce Moody

Holly the hamster has been hearing about Katys adventures in grade-school for a long time. Now, Holly gets the chance to go to school with her best friend. She cant wait to see the children sing songs, paint pictures, and play music.

Randy, the chubby mouse, lives in Hollys backyard next to the berry bushes. They have fun playing together.

Jerry is a baby giraffe trying to get his legs underneath him and learn about life. He wants to grow bigger so he can look inside the windows of Giraffe Manor.

The Adventures of Holly the Hamster and Her Friends, offers a collection of stories featuring a variety of animals as they face adversity and learn how to give and receive from others. A picture book for children, the tales share the lives of animals as they long for a taste of life outside their safe and comfortable homes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Jan 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781480826595

Joyce Moody

Joyce Moody grew up in a world of pets. They included dogs, cats, a duckling, baby chicks, birds, lizards, and fish. As a child, she imagined what life would be like if she were these animals. As an adult, she volunteers with Washington Animal Response Team (WASART), which rescues domestic animals in crisis. She also helps humans in her practice as a licensed social worker and counselor. Joyce currently lives in Lakewood, Washington. Marjorie Delgado Vargus is the illustrator.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-2658-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-2659-5 (e)

Archway Publishing rev. date: 1/26/2016

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Contents

The Adventures of Holly the Hamster

Holly Hampster Goes Camping

Randy

Giraffe Manor

Phillip’s Search for Happiness

Phil’s Healing Paws

Dedication and Special Thanks

This book is dedicated to children of all ages who love animals.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Jan Rich, editor, and the Creative Writers Group: Jeanne Chase, Betty Moorhead, Darlene Cooper, Margaret Herzog, Veda Baldwin, Sky Natoni, Irene Mazer, Billie Stuart, Vickie Gibson, Debbie Davidson, Richard Silverman, and Loren Donahue.

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The Adventures of Holly the Hamster

Yay! I’m so excited ‘cause I’m going to visit Katy’s school. Katy is my best friend and she takes good care of me. Katy is in grade-school and told me all about it. They play games, sing songs, dance, and she has her own lap top computer. After lunch the class rests and their teacher, Mrs. Anderson, reads a story. I love it when Katy tells me a story, so I hope Mrs. Anderson will read one tomorrow.

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