Penny Dolan

A mother duck hatches three odd ducklings then one that seems perfect, so she names the fourth Beauty and fusses over her, while the other ducklings are learning to fly, swim, find food, and have fun. Includes puzzles and notes for adults.

Big Bill the farmer and his family use music to inspire their cows to produce more milk.

A child observes a scarecrow in the garden in all kinds of weather.

A boy asks to keep the mouse who made eight enormous elephants clean up after themselves after they rampaged through the house.

Although the other ducks scoff, pata Flora patiently sits on an egg that she has found, waiting for it to hatch.

A simplified version of the traditional tale in which Hansel and Gretel become lost in the woods and find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.