Doreen Cronin

While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.

When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals like much better.

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

A young spider discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners.

When a weird blue chicken comes to Chicken Squad headquarters for help, siblings Dirt, Sugar, and Sweetie help find her missing house.

Rhyming text offers advice on the best ways for toddlers to bounce.

Farmer Brown puts the other animals to bed but gives up on Duck, who sets out to find just the right spot--and snack--to help him sleep.

A guide to the care and maintenance of mothers, who are, according to the manual, "the most advanced human models on the planet."

On a rainy day, everyone on the farm stays inside except the cows, who enjoy the rain, mud, and wind.

Good night, gorilla: The zookeeper makes his nightly rounds but never suspects that someone is making mischief along the way. Sylvester and the magic pebble: a small donkey finds a wishing stone. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly: What else can this old lady fit in her stomach? Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold....