Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets: 101 Entertaining Stories

by Amy Newmark

So many pets! Furry, feathered, scaly... flying, walking, swimming, slithering... indoor, outdoor... tame, wild... tiny, gigantic. They're all inside these pages.

Readers of all ages will love these 101 true, entertaining stories. They celebrate the laughter, love and lessons that animals bring into our lives, and the incredible bond between people and their pets. Pets provide us with companionship, comfort, understanding, and then there are those times when we sit back and laugh at their quirky personalities. They also make us the best versions of ourselves.

Whether you're a proud pet owner or simply an animal lover, these humorous and heartwarming tales will reaffirm the deep emotional connection we share with our beloved pets and the lasting impact they have on our lives.

Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and include stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible.

Genres: Animals

352 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 28, 2025

About the author

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 191 new Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today.

Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the thirty-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.

Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.

Reviews

[Darcia Helle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love animals, and I expected this to be exactly the fun listen I was in need of. I was surprised to find it was just an okay experience.

The stories are quite short, maybe an average of 5 minutes each, depending on your choice of audiobook speed. It's a little like listening to a person you randomly meet tell you a quick, cute story. You'll probably smile for a moment, but there's not much substance involved. Few are memorable. Many are silly.

While the narration is fine, I think this book is better suited to a reading experience, rather than listening. It's a book I would pick up now and then, read a couple of the stories, then move on to something else. Listening for any length of time kind of grated on me, to be honest, because I couldn't settle into anything.

But that's just me. Others might love the audiobook experience.

*Thanks to Simon Audio for the free audiobook download.*

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading this book so many entertaining stories of all kinds of pets a definite must read and a definite 5+ star 🌟 rating for sure I loved how the author brought all the stories in this book together to make 1 book 📙
I highly recommend this book
Will read again
Thank you for this book Amy Newmark

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

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