Arthur's wrong guess about the identity of the secret admirer sending him valentine messages leads to teasing by the other children, but clues in additional messages allow him to get his due.

Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich. Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of animals. The droll illustrations, with tones blended to luminescent shading, are complete and humorous themselves

A large spotted animal discovers that he really belongs in a circus, not a zoo.

An entertaining introduction to the alphabet featuring such fantastic creatures as an ostrich oiling an orange owl and ten tired turtles on a tuttle-tuttle tree.

Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.

Fox is late for lunch, so he hops on his skateboard and zooms home, with his animal friends in tow.

A well-mannered little boy, frequently invited to visit the king and queen, always asks to bring a friend--and the friends are always wild animals--and always well-behaved. One day, a small boy receives a very special invitation -- the King and the Queen have invited him to the castle for tea. He accepts, with one question: "May I bring a friend?" "Any friend of our friend is welcome her," says the King. But their guest's friend turns out to be someone...

A mother and child discuss how the mother's love would remain constant even if her child were a stinky skunk, scary ape, or bug-eating green alien.

Free dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders, but changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, a boatload of goats, and a shocking revelation that changes his view of the world.

Easy-to-read, rhyming text depicts different animals dancing.