Farmer Brown does not like Halloween, but the animals hold a Halloween party in his barn.

A lion cast out from his tribe. An elephant who can read the bones of the dead. A baboon rebelling against his destiny. Together, they must heed the call of the wild. For generations, the animals of the African plains have followed a single rule: only kill to survive. But when an unthinkable act of betrayal shatters the peace, the fragile balance between predators and prey will rest in the paws of three unlikely heroes.

Mole digs with his new shovel, finding useful things for the other animals and a new friend for himself.

Because all the other animals' noises keep him from sleeping, Owl watches for a chance to take his revenge.

Photographs and easy-to-read text welcome the reader to the Parker Hotel, where the bellhop is a monkey and camels swim in the pool. Includes author's note.

From the quiet of being the first one awake in the morning to "sweet dreams quiet" when the last light is turned off, simple text explores the many kinds of quiet that can exist during the day.

Rhyming text and pictures introduce the reader to a variety of animals as they try to snuggle in to sleep.

"Once there was a library that only opened at night. Step inside and meet the little librarian and her three assistant owls"--

A series of animal fathers try to teach their young to say "Dada."

At bedtime, a young boy who cannot find his favorite book imagines the various creatures that might have taken it from him.