A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.

When he can't find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, Archie must do some fast thinking to win a prize.

Max finds a new way to warm up for his Saturday baseball game--his sister's dancing class.

Sixteen poems about riding on a train, listening to music, playing with a friend, and other topics evoke an appreciation of the richness of everyday life and the joys of seeing with eyes of love. Titles include "I Look Pretty," "Fun," "Riding on the Train," "Harriet Tubman," and "By Myself."

A New York City boy's preconceived ideas of life in the West make him very apprehensive about the family's move there.

Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.

An alligator with an interest in footwear spends the night locked in a shoe store trying on the merchandise.

A young girl and her favorite aunt share the excitement of planning a very special car trip for just the two of them.

Reminiscences of the pleasures of life in the mountains as a child.

Grandpa tells his two young houseguests a story about his own childhood when he was scared at bedtime.