A newly hatched cricket has a problem getting his wings to chirp. A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book. Annotation. A small cricket hatches "one warm day," and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night...

A sheep wants nothing but to go to sleep in the big red barn on the farm, but each time he closes his eyes, another animal moos or neighs or peeps to come in.

When Kitten can't seem to purr, she sets out to question the other animals about it.

Different animals-- including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more-- make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.

Presents animal sounds, from the dog's "arf" and the cat's "meow" to the goat's "maa-maa" and the owl's "whoo-o-o-o-o." On heavy board pages.

Simple rhyming text describes the sounds and activities of animals during a day on the farm.

When a cow loses her moo, she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it.

Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.

Colorful illustrations are paired with the popular song's lyrics.

The new dragon on Old MacDonald's farm puts all the other animals, and the farmer, in peril.