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The author provides facts and information about guinea pigs while telling about his own two favorites he has had as pets.

Although Gullible Guineapig believes everything his aunt, uncle, and cousin tell him, they dismiss his warning about what is in the basement.

Pig is bored, therefore, he tries being a a giraffe, a kangaroo and then a parrot because parrots can fly.

To make her pigsty of a palace picturesque again, penniless Princess Pigtoria tries to get the pompous porker Prince Proudfoot to propose marriage.

After Fluffy the guinea pig buries a jelly bean in the school yard, he dreams that he is Fluffy Jack in a story about a jelly bean stalk and a giant.

Text and illustrations encourage readers, regardless of shape or size, to turn off the television and play games, walk, dance, and engage in sports and other forms of exercise.

Olivia plays soccer: When Olivia joins the soccer team, she wants to wear a red jersey, but the only team member that wears red is the goalie--and the goalie on her team is Francine. Olivia goes to the library: Olivia wants to renew her book at the library--but then the book goes missing!

See how a community of pigs makes ingenious use of a giant dandelion seed, just as an erupting volcano threatens their island.

Poppleton the pig plants a dogwood tree, gets a cold, and tries to hang wallpaper with the not very helpful aid of his friends.