A group of costumed mice are frolicking in the pumpkin patch when they hear the swish, swish of a creeping cat. Off they run, but they don't just turn tail. Using a light and a mask, they throw a shadow that frightens away the cat for good. Simple sentences and lots of onomatopoeia make the text as appealing as the energetic watercolor-and-pen artwork. A fun read for Halloween story hours.

Friends Gossie and Gertie are waiting and waiting for Ollie to hatch. They try poking, listening to, even sitting on top of his egg--but Ollie is Ollie and he will decide when it's time to hatch.

Best friends Dan and Zack pick apples and find a snail in the garden; includes activities for young readers and suggestions for their helpers.

When too many barnyard friends climb in to go to town, Chuck's truck breaks down, but Handyman Hugh knows just what to do.

Bob the dog helps Dot's mother dig a hole to plant a tree.

A family runs into difficulty when preparing for a trip in their van.

Dressed in their costumes, Ollie and his siblings go out on Halloween night and have a scary but fun adventure.

Martha is not happy that summer will bring noisy weekly fireworks shows that will hurt her sensitive ears, so she organizes the local dogs to help Mrs. Demson's petition drive to get them banned, only to realize how unhappy that will make Helen.

Jasper is a small white gosling who likes to be tidy and his friend Joop is a small gray gosling who likes to be messy.

When canine companions Big Dog and Little Dog play a little too roughly with the couch cushions, they learn that best friends have to be great at sharing and in this case, sharing the blame!