Bill Peet

Cyrus, a shy and friendly serpent, finally realizes his ambition by heroically helping some voyagers through a storm and foiling some dastardly pirates.

When Prewitt's shamefully scraggly tail develops the appearance of a scary greeneyed monster, the other peacocks decide it has to go.

The author describes the spring and summer his family adopts a large South American rodent for a pet.

Zella the zebra helps Zack the ostrich when he is young and helpless and when he grows up Zack returns the favor by saving Zella's young offspring from a lion.

When monsterous work machines from the city come and destroy Shady Glade, the animals hop a train to find a new place to live. When building machinery moves into their woodland home, the animal inhabitants of Shady Glade must search for a new place to live.

Wishing to be a bird, a little boy learns that there are benefits and drawbacks to every condition and that being a little boy may be the best of all.

Of all the animals the elephant rescues, only the tiny ant returns the favor.