Mercer Mayer

At bedtime a boy confronts the nightmare in his closet and finds him not so terrifying after all.

Little Critter engages in various imaginative activities while preparing for bed and his father tells him to just go to bed.

A child tries a variety of ways to dissolve anger.

The new baby takes some getting used to, but she's worth it.

A little creature tries and tries to do something special for his mother but something always seems to go wrong.

Though playing with a friend can be a great deal of fun, it's good to be alone sometimes too.

"Little Critter has a musical hobby- and it's noisy! He's excited about his new drums, and this means playing them everywhere. But Little Critter soon realizes that he might need just a few more lessons before he's ready for his own rock-and-roll band!"--P. [4] of cover.

Little critter imagines all the things he and his little brother will be able to do.

Little Critter does his enthusiastic best to help his babysitter, although his efforts frequently make a bad situation worse.

Little Critter goes shopping with his mother and little sisters for groceries and other things.