goats

Afraid of absolutely everything, 12-year-old Marvel momentarily forgets her anxiety when she rescues a fainting goat named Butter and must fight for her new friend when she is told she might have to give Butter up forever.

"Leopold the goat owns a delightful bookstore, and he has a talent for matching his customers with the ideal book. . . but one day, another goat arrives and proceeds to eat every book Leopold offers. Can Leopold find just the right one to tempt this reluctant reader?"--Provided by publisher.

"Dom is excited to join her friend, Steph, for a mini vacation. They are going to visit Steph's grandmother in Virginia, where Dom hopes they can continue to have a lot of fun adventures. As soon as they arrive, they find that Gran's neighbors have lost their goat! There are some mysterious footprints near the goat pen that lead to the marsh. Dom decides to use the methods of her favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes-observing the basics, using all her senses, and talking it through with her trusty friend-to try and bring the little goat back home"--.

"Jasmine and her best friend, Tom, discover an orphaned baby goat for sale at the local fair and decide to bring her home in secret. But it turns out the goat, called Willow, loves to jump--right out of her pen! Jasmine decides to enter her in an agility contest to show Mom and Dad just how wonderful Willow is. Will Jasmine's parents agree to keep the little escape artist?"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to baby goats.

Two families--one white, one black--living near one another in rural Florida overcome their suspicions of each other and find ways to work together, with the help of their children and a few goats.

Three Billg Goats want to go over the bridge to a meadow full of grass. But, under the bridge lives a troll who is as mean as he is ugly.

After attending her school's pet show, Libby is inspired to teach her goat, Elvis, some tricks. But Elvis won't catch a Frisbee. He nibbles on socks, rather than folding them. And he can't speak French. Then Libby has an idea. She realizes Elvis is already great at making friends and making people laugh. Elvis will make the perfect therapy goat.

Introduces young readers to goats and their lives on a farm.