When young Tommy does not appear in the barn one day, the animals wonder where he had gone because they were accustomed to all of the things he did for them. But later he returns and explains his first day at school and how he would share what he had learned with them each day.

Introduces the animals on a farm, including the chickens, ducks, cows, and pigs.

Through rhyming text, farm animals are asked if they have items needed to prepare for a snack and bedtime, such as wool for a blanket, down for a pillow, and milk to drink.

The Little Red Hen gives Old MacDonald some pointers on composting-- and a legendary farm is born-- in this rhyming, rollicking read-aloud.

Running through the farmyard looking for a place to hide from the wolf, a father rabbit creates enough commotion to protect all the animals on the farm.

"A CAT'S TALE is a history of feline kind: its origins, the evolution of the relationship with their human companions, and the surprising ways in which feline history parallels that of humanity. From the prehistoric Felis (a large mammal from which all domestic cats have descended) to ancient Egyptian cat goddess, key cats of the Enlightenment to swashbuckling pirate felines and infamous American tabbies, the story of catkind is told here in its totality"--...

Clara the duck is so impatient to discover the farm animals' secret of Christmas that she puts herself in danger and almost misses the party.

Henry and his dog Mudge tangle with a grumpy goose when they visit a farm.

Ride with the tractor driver around the farm to pick up all of the animals.

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.