A rhyming story about a girl named Prickly Rose, who follows her ten-foot tall sister Sitka north, riding orcas, and reshaping Alaska's coasts and mountains.

Simple rhymes for each letter of the alphabet introduce babies to school activities.

Rhyming text depicts a father sharing with his child such things as seven words that all mean blue and the name of every kind of cloud.

Told in rhyming text, little Vickie the Vampire ignores her mother, and goes out looking for other children to play with--and nearly gets caught outside when the sun comes up.

Jesse Bear is admonished not to get wet under a variety of tantalizing circumstances, until finally he receives permission in his own wading pool.

The little weasels have woken up covered in spots! Have they really caught the measles? Find out in this entertaining story for beginner readers, with simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and parents' notes on phonics at the back of the book.--Provided by publisher.

Sheep hunt for a birthday present and make havoc of the shop, only to discover they haven't the money to pay for things.

Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.

Includes three humorous stories in verse: Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag.