A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him.

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.

A lost albatross has trouble finding someone who can direct him to the ocean.

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.

When Mildred the cat disappears, the whole gang become private eyes and set out to solve the case.

Little Bear's thank-you kiss from grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks' romance.

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.

Morris the moose has an exciting day in school learning the alphabet, counting, singing, spelling, and doing other things that make him a unique moose.

Thunderhoof, a wild horse, refuses to be tamed by the cowboys but misses their company after they give up and turn him loose.

Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.