Valeri Gorbachev

As Turtle rushes through town, in a hurry to see something "red, red, red," his neighbors wonder what it could be and hurry after him to find out.

Ms. Turtle babysits for three little frogs when their parents go out for the evening.

When Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday he inadvertently brings cheer to the postal workers as they pass the hug along.

When Christopher Rabbit learns to count in school, he enjoys it so much that he counts everything in sight, including how many baskets his friends make when they play basketball and how many peas and carrots are on his plate.

On their first visit to a playground, two little chickens are afraid to play until a beaver helps them go down the slide.

Molly buys so many balloons for all her animal friends at the fair, she gets carried away into the air.

Despite their differences, Heron and Turtle are very good neighbors and friends.

"Chipmunk and Bear spend a snowy day together and discover that they like to do all of the same things."--

Catty Jane was born to dance. When she's old enough, she enrolls at Mrs. Herron's Dance Academy where she learns that ballet takes a lot of practice. On her way home from class, the kitten meets Froggy, who shows her his vaulting and somersaulting moves. It doesn't look anything like ballet and Catty Jane tells him so. The two pals sit in angry silence until friends come along and suggest a dance party. Catty Jane wants nothing to do with that kind...

Grandma Cat bakes an apple pie that is heartily enjoyed by her family as well as the Mouse and Ant families that live nearby.