Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play "I Spy" with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters. On board pages.

A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.

Gerald McCloy is sent home from school because he can only speak in sounds and not in words.

At Thanksgiving time, children express their gratitude for the people and things in their lives.

Madeline's as full of mischief as ever! When she falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeline's cherished pet, and the envy of all the other girls. Genevieve accompanies Madeline everywhere--to music class, to school, and on her daily walk. But all is not well for Miss Clavel, since there's only one dog for twelve little girls. What can be done when there's just not enough...

Illustrations and rhyming text pay homage to a new day, with promises for the future in its "perfect piece of time."

A little chick shows that he can make the sounds of the animals in his neighborhood.

When the town shoe store has a big sale on roller skates, everyone from Joe the mailman to Pete the pizza boy ends up on wheels.

The moon, wind, rain, and a variety of animals celebrate the special occasion that is the birth of a child.