A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.

Momo eagerly waits for a rainy day so she can use the red boots and umbrella she received on her third birthday.

Presents a word, with English translation, for each of the twenty-four letters in the Swahili alphabet. Brief explanation of each word introduces an East African custom.

Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play "I Spy" with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.

When the Ambassador moves to London, the twelve little girls go to visit his son, Madeline has an adventure on a horse, and the horse returns to Paris with the girls.

A toy bear who wants a pocket for himself searches for one in a laundromat.

Minerva Louise, a snow-loving chicken, mistakes a pair of mittens for two hats to keep both ends warm.

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

Morris discovers one last present under the Christmas tree that is much better than his brother Victor's hockey outfit, his sister Rose's beauty kit, and his sister Betty's chemistry set.