A large format picture book in which a band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

Peter wants to invite Amy to his birthday party but he wants it to be a surprise.

The adventures of Peter, a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than this book. With its universal appeal, the story has become a favorite with millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. -- Publisher description.

A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

As darkness falls parents everywhere try to get their children ready for sleep.

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

Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.