Ginger Pye - Eleanor Estes

n nMeet the marvelous Pyes-- n There is Mrs. Pye, the youngest mother in town; n Mr. Pye, a famous bird man, who handles all the nation's important bird problems; n Rachel Pye, who is so reasonable she can make unreasonable ideas sound like good ones; n Jerry Pye, who knows about rocks of all sorts and plans to grow up to be a rock man; n Uncle Bennie, who is Jerry and Rachel's uncle--even though he's only three years old.

n Lastly is Ginger Pye, the intellectual dog, who Jerry bought for a hard-earned dollar. The most famous pup in all of Cranbury, Ginger knows tons of tricks, is as loyal as he is smart, and steals the hearts of everyone he meets . .

. until someone steals him n n