Wild Times at the Bed & Biscuit

Exposition:  A pig, a goose, a dog, a bird, two foxes, and other wild animals end up at the Bed and Biscuit shelter.
Conflict:  Ernest the mini-pig has to teach the newest member of the family, a scottish terrier, proper manners.
Rising Action:  The doctor helps out several animals that are physically hurt. Climax:  Several animals want to play and behave the way they always do out in the wild.  The animals start to cause chaos at the shelter and Ernest is trying to keep the shelter under contol.
Falling Action: The animals are returned to the wild where they belong.
Resolution:  The terrier understands that while being out in the wild sounds like fun, being in the shelter is much easier to live in and less dangerous.

Literary Qualities
1.  Illustrations - The book's art in several occasions were well developed and strengthened the story and characters.
2.  Setting - The author explained in detail the physical characteristics of the shelter where the story took place.

Carris, J. (2009). Wild times at the bed & biscuit. York, PA: Candlewick Press.