Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home.

Little Bear enjoys a visit with his grandparents. Mrs. Minarik is at her superb best in depicting the charming childlikeness of Little Bear's delight in visiting his grandparents. Little Bear and his parents are familiar to almost all beginning readers. And now they will meet Grandmother and Grandfather Bear, whom they are sure to love as much as Little Bear does.

Because the farmer's wife insists on cleaning his mud puddle, a little pig runs away to the city where he becomes permanently stuck in what he thought was a mud puddle.

Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another.

Owl loves his house. It has an upstairs and a downstairs. It has a cozy fireplace. There are books to read and there is soup to eat on cold, frosty nights. Owl lives by himself, but he is not always alone. One night, Winter comes into his living room. Another time, there are two strange bumps in his bedroom. And when Owl goes out for a walk in the dark, a round friend stays with him all the way home. Lovable Owl is sure to gain many friends--the beginning...

Although Arthur loses the Super Chimp Club contest, his pupil, sister Violet, wins the first grade reading competition and a prize for them both.

When Violet has a numbers problem and Arthur is penniless, they go into business and solve both problems.

Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries. --Publisher

While traveling west with her family in 1850, a young girl makes a patchwork quilt chronicling the experiences of the journey.

Porcupine bakes cookies, watches a monster movie, and gets scared in the dark when his two best friends sleep over.