John Kanzler

When Lucy the beagle goes to a lake with Bobby and his family, she does not want to go in the water and, instead, has an adventure on her own.

"On an icy, rainy December night, three puppies -- Ruff, Tuff, and Penny--are rescued from the side of the road and taken to an animal shelter. It's not easy to wait for a new home, especially at Christmas. But Ruff and Tuff have a plan to make sure their sister finds a family, even if they don't."--back cover.

Classic lullaby with pictures of a baby bear rocking in

Molly and her brother Jake are two mice in search of the perfect home when they enter P.S. #42, but they soon discover that the school has as many dangers as wonders--including the ghost of a class pet.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "Doctor Dolittle" during which a physician discovers that he has a strange and wonderful gift for talking with animals.

Worried that Little Boy will be frightened if she fails to return home before dark, an old woman enlists the aid of some passing animals to coax her new pig across the bridge.

Pa, Ma, and their children take a trip to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, with its lollipop trees, chocolate fountains, and friendly bears wearing crazy socks. Music arrangement by Kathy Boyd and Mark Gensman on last page.

A simplified retelling of an episode in "Doctor Dolittle" in which a crocodile runs away from the circus to get help from the physician-turned-veterinarian, who gives him back his smile.

Dexter is the newest class pet in Miss Clark's classroom. Just as brother and sister mice Molly and Jake are getting settled inside the walls of P.S. 42 and Miss Clark's room, Dexter escapes from his cage and turns the classroom upside down. Pretty soon he's in the company of Molly and Jake, and it's their job to teach Dexter how to survive in the world outside his cage.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "Doctor Dolittle" during which the physician-turned-veterinarian saves the life of a lions prince cub and receives a most unusual reward.