This volume combines the first three books of the Beanie and Tough Enough series as reprints. In Beanie, Beanie gets the best birthday present--a puppy, and the two of them go off on a bear hunt. In Tough Enough, Beanie is worried because his puppy is getting the blame for the family's missing hens. In Tough Enough's Trip, the puppy refuses to be left behind on a family trip. 

Sweet stories of a little boy and his dog set in the Appalachian mountains. The stories portray love and happiness in a very poor mountain family.