Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie needs a cloak: When Charlie's old cloak becomes torn and...

Chicka chicka boom boom: The letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Five creatures: In a house filled with two parents, one girl, and two cats, counting has never been so much fun. Wild about books: Librarian Molly McGrew introduces a zoo full of animals to reading and they go simply wild about books. Inch by inch: To avoid getting eaten, a resourceful inchworm must figure out how to measure a nightingale's song. Bonus stories:...

As the zookeeper makes his nightly rounds, he has no idea that Gorilla is letting all the animals out of their cages. A thoughtful little bear decides to get the moon a birthday present, so he climbs a mountain to ask the moon what it wants. Granny and all the critters in her house pile on her bed for a nap, until a little flea has a big surprise. An old couple pines to have children, so the moon presents them with twelve tiny babies. A lonesome trombone...

El hombre del sombrero amarillo le regala a Jorge el Curioso una bicicleta nueva. Crisantemo cree que su nombre es perfecto - pero sus compañeros se burlan de ella. Contrario a lo que piensan sus compañeros, Grace les demostrará que puede lograr lo que se propone, incluso conseguir el papel de Peter Pan en la obra de la escuela. Un insignificante mosquito desata una serie de calamidades en la selva. Silvestre encuentra una piedrecita mágica que...

[Vol. 1]. The teacher from the Black Lagoon: On the first day of school, a young boy expects the worst when he discovers his new teacher is the 'monstrous' Mrs. Green. The librarian from the Black Lagoon: When the class plans to visit the library for the first time, the students prepare themselves for the worst. The gym teacher from the Black Lagoon: A new gym teacher is coming to school and the kids say he is a real monster! Shrinking Violet:...

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed: Five little monkeys say goodnight to mama, but instead of going to sleep they start jumping on the bed. Little Quack: Little Quack is too afraid to swim in the pond with his brothers and sisters. There's something in my attic: A little girl faces a scary nightmare.

March on!: Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister recalls the day she heard him deliver his "I have a dream" speech. Martin's big words: Introduces the ideas and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. using some of his own words. Rosa: Recounts how Rosa Parks set the events of the civil rights movement in motion by refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama city bus. Henry's freedom box: A fictionalized story about a young slave who mails himself to...

The collection of Caldecott winners include The Ezra Jack Keats Collection; Antarctic Antics; and Make Way for Ducklings. The stories are narrated by John Lithgow, Laura Dern, and Lynn Whitfield.

Five adapted stories that encourage a love of reading for the pre- or early reader and sing-along fun for Mom and baby.