Slippers Loves to Run by Andrew Clements

Slippers loves to run, but everyone is too busy to chase him.  So Slippers runs to the front gate, and then out, all by himself.  After he investigates new smells and places, Slippers gets scared when he can't find his family.  Soon his nose leads him home again, and Slippers remembers why he loves to run—so he can be caught in a big hug!