When all the grown-ups disappear, it's up to Supercat, a plump cat named Tiger with superpowers, to sneak onboard Count Backwards's secret submarine and save the day.

When a child reports having seen a dinosaur everyone comes to the beach, from the butcher, the baker, and the priest to the newsmen and the navy.

Delilah D., who is convinced she is the queen of a faraway land, informs Library Anne, her babysitter Gigi, and everyone else in the library the rules for proper behavior in the libraries of her kingdom.

When an alien visits from Mars, a little girl must teach him where to use the potty.

When a hippopotamus discovers a spot on her bottom, it seems every creature in the jungle knows what it is and how to cure it.

PICTURE STORYBOOKS. 'Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earthlets.' In this way Dr Xargle, our friendly alien teacher, begins to teach his class about humans and babies. This is a hysterically funny book, with a particularly wry look at the way we bring up babies: look out for the 'egg-mangle' - will you ever want to eat egg again? Ages 4+.

Professor Xargle's class of extraterrestrials learns about the physical characteristics and behavior of the human baby.

Professor Xargle explains to his class of extraterrestrials how humans behave in different kinds of weather.