Toby's best friend has moved away, leaving him in a funk as bleak as the winter day. But when Toby idly says "Hello" to a snowflake, the snowflake answers back—and as Cordell (The Gorillas of Gill ...

Meet Snowflake and Toby: Our Pets of the Day Snowflake is a sweet 11-year-old cat with a charmingly grumpy face and a big heart. Toby is a calm and collected cat with a special coat.

Based on Halpern’s (Toby and the Snowflakes ) experiences, this first novel begins as a run-of-the-mill story about a 16-year-old girl’s short stint in a suburban ...