Lauren Thompson

When a doting father decides to make an apple pie for his beloved daughter, an enjoyable day is had by all, including the hungry farm animals who hover nearby in the hopes of getting a slice of the pie.

When the other barnyard animals comment on how tiny the littlest chick is, the proud little one peeps louder, stands taller, and runs faster than any of them.

One by one, four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck, until only Little Quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave.

A mother duck tries to persuade her five ducklings to go to sleep on a dark night.

A sultan's daughter who loves numbers and riddles devises a plan to find the man who is best suited to be her husband.

"One spooky night in the fall, Mouse creeps out and hears bats flying flit! flit! flit! and apples dropping plop! plop! plop! and children singing 'trick or treat!' What could it be?"

Mouse watches his sister making a valentine and wonders what it is.

"On a bright sunny day Mouse and Minka celebrate summer with a picnic in the park"--

A mouse and its mother experience the delights of nature on a windy spring day.

Mouse watches his sister, Minka, gather a collection of craft items and then put them together to make something special.