Hazel Quintanilla 
Can’t We Be Friends? [PDF ebook] 

When Yoshi, a giant tortoise, comes to Rescue Ranch, she and Little Joe, the ranch dog, do not get along at all! Will Yoshi and Little Joe ever be friends? Readers in kindergarten to grade 2 will join siblings Remy and Ruby on this wild adventure. This series features Remy and Ruby’s adventures on their family’s ranch, which is a hybrid of a typical ranch and a wildlife rescue facility. The primary focus of this series is to encourage reading for pleasure, with animal facts woven into the dialogue. Back matter includes information on animals featured in the story.