Anna wants to loosen the reins on her London-based PR company to spend more quiet time at home in sunny Mallorca with her family. But things don't work out quite as planned.Amid ant and wasp infestations in the finca, she insists their menagerie of animals, including her new cattery, will only be complete with donkeys. Meanwhile she befriends an elderly Mallorcan poet, whose letters from his sweetheart during the Spanish Civil War waft into her garden, unveiling a poignant story of bravery and sacrifice.In between all this she organises a Mad Hatter's Tea Party and survives a night in a haunted mansion. Brimming with hilarious and loveable characters, Donkeys on my Doorstep is a charming slice of the good life in rural Spain.

An Animal Ark bestseller, now reissued with an eye-catching and appealing look for today's animal fiction fans.

From the bestselling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America, and, in the process, discovering the life-changing power of the human-animal connection. "A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor." —John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog When Christopher McDougall decided to adopt a donkey in dire straits, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. But with the help of his neighbors, Chris came up with a crazy idea. Burro racing, a unique type of competition in which humans and donkeys run side by side over mountains and through streams, would be exactly the challenge Sherman and Chris needed. In the course of Sherman’s training, Chris would enlist Amish running clubs, high-spirited goats, the service animal community, and two Sarah Palin–loving long-distance female truckers. Sherman’s heartwarming story of overcoming all odds to run one of the most unbelievable races in America shows the healing power of movement and the strength of the human-animal connection. Look for Christopher McDougall's new book, Born to Run 2, coming in December!

A collection of stories about unfaithful harems, thick caliphs, mad sages, rogue merchants and a plethora of other dodgy characters.

Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud that features a free downloadable song "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw And he only had three legs He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey Download the free song at www.scholastic.com/wonkydonkey.