Don Wood

Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself.

In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite. On board pages.

A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food.

A young boy describes himself as "loud as a lion," "quiet as a clam," "tough as a rhino," and "gentle as a lamb."

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...