Patrick McDonnell

Mooch the cat tries to think of a gift to give his friend Earl the dog.

"A starfish named Little Hoshi struggles to find happiness in her underwater ocean world and wishes she could be a star in the sky, but with the help of her ocean friends, she discovers the shine within"--

Grouch, Grump, and little Gloom 'n' Doom spend much of their time arguing over who is the "biggest and baddest" until they build a monster together that turns out to be very different that what they expect.

Mooch the cat tries to explain what makes Earl's tail wag.

In rhyming text, a mother describes all the ways her days have been changed by the addition of a toddler to her life.