Annie and her bunny watch and wait as a nest is built above the porch swing, and eventually they get to see the mother bird feeding her babies.

Interrupting Cow meets a duck who knows more jokes than anyone on the farm.

In two stories bound together back to back, a tortoise realizes the need for a shell after several scary encounters and a greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.

For Henry and his big dog Mudge, spring means admiring the first show glory, playing in puddles in the rain, and watching the five new kittens next door.

In this story based on "The Little Red Hen, " a little black crow asks his animal friends to help with the planting of some corn seed.

Annie wants to have a big Thanksgiving dinner and thinks about who she can invite to share it with her.

Two popular series, Ready-to-Read and Childhood of Famous Americans, combine to present the story of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite!

In this modern version of the French folktale "Stone Soup, " Rag-Tag Meg shows the neighborhood how to make a delicious pot of soup while starting with only water and an old wooden button.

Annie's friends Henry and Mudge, and especially her rabbit Snowball, help her get over feeling nervous about being in a school play.

"Annie is spending the night at her grandmother's house. So is her pet bunny, Snowball. Grandmother nights are full of fun things like baking cookies, braiding hair, and telling bedtime stories that always give Annie and Grandmother sweet dreams. Annie can's wait to see what surprises Grandmother has planned for tonight!"--Dust jacket.