The moving story of an eleven-year-old boy who finds a caged tiger in the woods behind the motel where he lives with his father. Now, the boy must decide what to do with his discovery and at the same time come to terms with his troubled past.

Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.

A nervous Splat finds his first day at Cat School much better than he expected; depicts the story of a mouse family who go on a family picnic and discover that one little mouse has been left behind; Hondo the dog gets to go to the beach and play with his friend Fred, while Fabian the cat spends the day at home; Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.