ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS GN (2025)

It's the start of a new school year, and the kids are excited about their new club, Oakville Elementary School's Club for Animal Appreciation, Education, and Rehabilitation-even if their new club advisor, Mrs. Wen, doesn't share their enthusiasm. But as they meet a decidedly unusual crew of animals, including a bearded dragon who won't eat, a therapy pig named Truffles, and a prickly porcupine who needs first aid, the kids and adults alike learn that when people help animals, the animals help them right back.

Join Bell, Maddie, Noah, and the rest of the Animal Rescue Friends as they learn to love an affectionate rat named Whiskers, find Sergio the tortoise a forever home that's just his speed, fall for the antics of a chatty parrot with a familiar name, and more! Along the way, they make a few new friends and learn that everyone-even insects-can sometimes use a helping hand.

Bell, Maddie, and the whole ARF crew are back with a brand-new collection of stories! When ARF is flooded with requests for pet-care advice, the kids come up with a great idea to reach lots of people at once: They'll start an animal-care podcast! But when the hard work of creating a podcast leads to lots of new and exciting opportunities outside the rescue, the gang finds itself pulled in different directions. The kids tackle big changes-to their friendships, to themselves, and even to ARF itself-in these stories about friendship, responsibility, and cooperation.