Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

Madeline falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeline's cherished pet, and the envy of all the other girls. What can be done when there's just not enough hound to go around?

A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals. She grazes on grass, and she likes to say, 'Moo!' I don't think that is what a llama would do." In this favorite, whimsical rhyming riddles help Lloyd the baby llama guess what kind of animal everyone's mama really is. But it's his friend Lyn the llama that finally leads Lloyd to the answer he most longs to hear. Is your...

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

A lion, a dog, and a tiger balance apples on their heads.

Drawings and verse point out the many things that are wrong one wacky Wednesday.

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

Some animals stop by Bear's cave to warm up from the cold, but even after they've brewed tea and popped corn, Bear snores on. What will Bear do when he wakes up to find his cave full of uninvited guests having a party without him?

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games.

A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake-- only to have to outwit that creature as well.