A newly hatched cricket has a problem getting his wings to chirp. A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book. Annotation. A small cricket hatches "one warm day," and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night...

Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.

Animals make many different noises, but when they make too much noise their mommies quiet them down.

Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to join in a day of pet care.

Easy-to-read, rhythmic text about a group of farm animals, led by a tenacious duck, who play a noisy game together.

A sheep wants nothing but to go to sleep in the big red barn on the farm, but each time he closes his eyes, another animal moos or neighs or peeps to come in.

In this story--told almost entirely in the cat's meows--a young girl steps on her cat Marigold's tail, the hurt cat runs for cover, and after an apology, all is forgiven.

In a barnyard, a pig whispers into a rooster's ear, starting a game of "telephone" that goes horribly awry.

Cowie was a donkey. But he wanted to be a cow. He loved their gentle ways. He admired the green grass on their side of the fence. He tried hard to be a cow. Then his friends Mousie and Duckie had an idea to help him. Can the friends make Cowie's dream come true?