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Animal Ark Pets Books in Order

Animal Ark Pets contains 22 books, published between 1996 and 2000. The first book is Puppy Puzzle (1996) and the newest is Spaniel Surprise (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1996–2000
Total pages
2,629 across 22 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,629 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Animal Ark Pets is a children's series by Ben M. Baglio, 22 books about pets published between 1996 and 2000. Each title pairs an animal with an alliterative word: Puppy Puzzle, Kitten Crowd, Rabbit Race, Hamster Hotel and Mouse Magic, all from 1996. Dogs, cats, gerbils and ducks feature in the subjects, and Animal Ark is the name of the place at the heart of the books. The volumes are short, at a median of 120 pages, and Spaniel Surprise (2000) ends the run.

How many Animal Ark Pets books are there?

Animal Ark Pets has 22 books, released between 1996 and 2000.

Animal Ark Pets Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Animal Ark Pets books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Puppy Puzzle by Ben M. Baglio, book 1 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1996)
  2. Cover of Kitten Crowd by Ben M. Baglio, book 2 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1996)
  3. Cover of Rabbit Race by Lucy Daniels, book 3 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1996)
  4. Cover of Hamster Hotel by Ben M. Baglio, book 4 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1996)
  5. Cover of Mouse Magic by Ben M. Baglio, book 5 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1996)
  6. Cover of Chick Challenge by Ben M. Baglio, book 6 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1996)
  7. Cover of Guinea Pig Gang by Ben M. Baglio, book 7 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1996)
  8. Cover of Gerbil Genius by Ben M. Baglio, book 9 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1998)
  9. Cover of Duckling Diary by Ben M. Baglio, book 10 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1998)
  10. Cover of Lamb Lessons by Ben M. Baglio, book 11 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1998)
  11. Cover of Doggy Dare by Ben M. Baglio, book 12 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1998)
  12. Cover of Pet's Party by Ben M. Baglio, book 14 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1998)
  13. Cover of Hedgehog Home by Lucy Daniels, book 15 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1999)
  14. Cover of Bunny Bonanza by Ben M. Baglio, book 17 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1999)
  15. Cover of Ferret Fun by Ben M. Baglio, book 18 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1999)
  16. Cover of Rat Riddle by Lucy Daniels, book 19 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1999)
  17. Cover of Cat's Cradle by Lucy Daniels, book 20 of the Animal Ark Pets series (1999)
  18. Cover of Piglet Pranks by Lucy Daniels, book 21 of the Animal Ark Pets series (2000)
  19. Cover of Spaniel Surprise by Lucy Daniels, book 22 of the Animal Ark Pets series (2000)
  1. 1
    Puppy Puzzle1996 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996112
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  2. 2
    Kitten Crowd1996 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996112
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  3. 3
    Rabbit Race1996 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996128
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  4. 4
    Hamster Hotel1996 · 121 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996121
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  5. 5
    Mouse Magic1996 · 106 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996106
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  6. 6
    Chick Challenge1996 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996120
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  7. 7
    Guinea Pig Gang1996 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996100
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  8. 8
    Pony Parade1997 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997116
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  9. 9
    Gerbil Genius1998 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998128
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  10. 10
    Duckling Diary1998 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998128
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  11. 11
    Lamb Lessons1998 · 114 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998114
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  12. 12
    Doggy Dare1998 · 114 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998114
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  13. 13
    Cat Crazy1998 · 119 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998119
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  14. 14
    Pet's Party1998 · 121 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998121
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  15. 15
    Hedgehog Home1999 · 124 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999124
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  16. 16
    Frog Friends1999 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999116
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  17. 17
    Bunny Bonanza1999 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999126
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  18. 18
    Ferret Fun1999 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999128
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  19. 19
    Rat Riddle1999 · 121 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999121
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  20. 20
    Cat's Cradle1999 · 119 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999119
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  21. 21
    Piglet Pranks2000 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000128
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  22. 22
    Spaniel Surprise2000 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000128
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Do you have to read Animal Ark Pets books in order?

You should read the Animal Ark Pets books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Animal Ark Pets book also stands alone.

Where to start with Animal Ark Pets

Start with Puppy Puzzle (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Animal Ark Pets book?

Spaniel Surprise (2000) is the newest Animal Ark Pets book released so far.

Is there a new Animal Ark Pets book coming?

No next Animal Ark Pets book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Animal Ark Pets at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Animal Ark Pets title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Animal Ark Pets books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,629 pages across all 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 120 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Animal Ark Pets books, 20 of 22, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 22 titles, 15 are credited to Ben M. Baglio and 7 to Lucy Daniels.

What the Animal Ark Pets books are about

19 of the 22 Animal Ark Pets books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 15 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Children's fiction 15 of 19 books
  • Animals 9 of 19 books
  • Pets 5 of 19 books
  • Animal Ark (Imaginary organization) 2 of 19 books
  • Animal Ark (Imaginary place) 2 of 19 books
  • Cats 2 of 19 books
  • Dogs 2 of 19 books
  • Rabbits 2 of 19 books

Characters in the Animal Ark Pets books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Other series by Ben M. Baglio

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.