主題：志願、毅力LEVEL：1　　Pickles是隻強壯的貓咪，牠住在空地的破酒桶裡。牠的心願是要做偉大的事，但是，一隻貓咪能夠做什麼偉大的事呢？好心太太收養了牠，讓牠住在大房子裡，可是Pickles只會不斷地欺負小貓。直到有一天，消防隊員把牠帶走了。Pickles是否能夠從此完成牠的心願呢？　　這是一則關於志願與毅力的故事。書中文字簡單，不但教導較大的孩子不能欺侮弱小的觀念，也為小朋友示範了達成志願應有的態度。
Pickles the fire cat to the rescue Pickles is a young cat with big paws who wishes to do big things with them When he''s adopted by the local firehouse, Pickles works hard to be a good fire cat. He learns to jump on a fire truck. He learns to help put out a fire, and he even helps out in a rescue. Beginning readers will cheer as Pickles gets his wish and finds something big to do with his paws. With sweet illustrations from author-illustrator Esther Averill, this Level One I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.