Simple actions a toddler can do.

When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.

Tom likes his father to read to him and his toy monkey, Pippo, but when his father gets tired Tom "reads" to Pippo himself.

Simple text shows some daily activities familiar to infants.

A typically wonderful Oxenbury family sets out with gusto on a bear hunt, and the old story comes to life. Paintings are simply marvelous ... Rosen's retelling is spare, with a driving rhythm, and some new sounds add sparkle to the traditional tale. A predictable story in which brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise ending.

The birthday child's animal friends bring ingredients and help make a birthday cake.

Includes ten familiar folk tales, such as "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "The Elves and the Shoemaker," and "Little Red Riding Hood."

Baby is shown with his potty, carriage, bowl, bathtub, bottle, and crib. On heavy board pages.