Jeanne Willis

Speaking in rhyme, a little girl tells her father that she would rather have the active outdoor life of a cowgirl than that of a girl who stays inside quietly reading, talking, or cleaning.

While searching for her missing baby, a mother mouse encounters a gorilla who chases her all over the world, from China to the Arctic, and when he finally catches her, she gets an unexpected surprise.

Out-of-shape Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog, whose activities are limited to eating, drinking, and sleeping, finally slim down after embarking on an around-the-world search for the elusive Cunning Tiger and Wild Wolf.

When a little rhino, who likes to make the rules, finds a tree bursting with fruit, he is not about to share it with any of the other animals since he is in charge, but it looks like things are about to change.

A young boy and a series of animals learn that as babies, they looked like little versions of their mothers and fathers, but a young bullfrog is horrified when he is shown a photograph of himself as a tadpole.

A pessimistic cow is so resistant to a lamb's attempts to cheer her up that the previously happy-go-lucky lamb starts to feel just like the miserable cow.

Professor Xargle's class of extraterrestrials learns about the physical characteristics and behavior of the human baby.

Edward, a little boy, lives in the woods with the Three Teddy Bears, walking, talking, and moving just like a bear, but even though he loves acting like a teddy bear, he sometimes wonders what it would be like to be a little boy.

Everyone is talking too loud, and moving too fast. But no one seems to hear what's being said. What to do? A well-dressed shrew has all the answers. All you have to do is be still and listen ? "One, two, three?Shhh!" This eloquent and brilliantly executed plea for peace offers a simple way for children to feel that their actions, and even their silence can make a difference.

When the Pilchard Brown family take a wrong turn and end up at the North Pole, Mr. White, a friendly polar bear, helps the penguin family find their way back home.