P. D. (Philip D.) Eastman

A vocabulary-building story about dogs engaged in every imaginable type of activity.

Sam the owl and Gus the firefly have fun playing together at night until Gus begins to make mischief with his light.

When a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise--"Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen--with big, long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match. In fact, he looks more like a baby alligator than a baby bird! Nevertheless, the devoted Birds run themselves ragged feeding Junior until he gets...

Entries such as American ants, birds on bikes, and cow in car present the letters from A to Z.

"Aaron the Alligator loves to play sports--but isn't quite an all-star athlete"--Provided by publisher.

Aaron the alligator gets stuck in a snowball, falls through the ice, and sleeps through the New Year celebration.

Two dogs are opposite in every way, but are the very best of friends.

"A baby bird falls from its nest and goes in search of his mother"-- Provided by publisher. Un pajarito cae de su nido y va en busca de su mama.

Flaps, wheels, and slide tabs let children make a white dog get black spots, the traffic light change from red to green, and dogs of all colors zoom around in cars.