A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.

The smallest and bravest one is Madeline, whose adventurous spirit and outrageous antics have delighted boys and girls for over seventy years. Now even the youngest readers can enjoy this timeless favorite in a sturdy board book format.

Ceci, a little Mexican girl, is excited because now she is old enough to buy a pinata for her first Christmas posada, a party given before the holiday.

A small boy enjoys playing alone in deep snow all day, and later welcomes his warm bath and snug bed-so he can go out again tomorrow!

A young boy tries to learn how to whistle, so that he can call his dog like all the bigger boys do.

Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

A small boy enjoys his relationship with his grandmother and his great-grandmother, but he learns to face their inevitable death.

Hester, a crocodile dressed too early for her own Halloween party, goes trick-or-treating while she waits for her guests to arrive.

Relates the consequences of a stonecutter's foolish longing for power.

After raising her ducklings on a secluded island, Mrs. Mallard leads them to the Boston Public Garden to eat peanuts.