What happens when the book gets it wrong? Max is not a cat-- Max is a dog! But much to his dismay, this book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a dog? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking. Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka hilariously depicts the pup's...

Three brief episodes about two friends, George and Martha, who happen to be hippopotamuses.

A young hippopotamus shows his father the right way to do things, such as getting dressed, watering the flowers, and especially giving big hugs.

Hilda Hippo tries other, quieter, activities when her jungle friends are disturbed by her dancing, but nothing else makes her happy until Water Buffalo suggests swimming and she finds a new way to express herself.

A hippopotamus dreams of having an appearance combining the polite suggestions of her friends.

Larger and larger groups of hippos join a lone hippopotamus for a night-time party.

Duck and Hippo are planning a good old-fashioned feast for Thanksgiving Day. Duck also has a big surprise in store for Hippo.

Little Hippo waits eagerly for the arrival of the Tooth Fairy and ends up making a final tooth-to-coin exchange for her.

Mama and Papa Potamus try out many different names for their newborn daughter before finding just the right one in time for her naming ceremony.