Peter's mischievous cousin, Benjamin Bunny, persuades him to go back to Mr. McGregor's garden to retrieve the clothes he lost there. These two rabbits in fact belong to the author, who gave her the theme to write this famous rabbit's stories written in 1903 or 1904.

When a baby bird hatches while his mother is out searching for food, he leaves the nest for a series of adventures to try to determine his mother's identity.

Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. Play. We play all day. Night. Fight. We fight all night." Suggested level: junior.

Although unaware that a fox is after her as she takes a walk around the farmyard, Rosie the hen still manages to lead him into one accident after another.

A boy and rabbit both have two eyes that see all kinds of things, from blue and red to a bird and a bed.

Noses are interesting and serve many purposes including the one of holding up glasses.

When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.

When Ruby lets go of his carriage, Max races down a hill, over a bump, up in the air, down between two trees, and back into the carriage which finally stops in a pile of leaves.

Baby is pictured enjoying such playmates as a rabbit, a dog, a guinea pig, a bird, a cat, a hen, and a duck. On heavy board pages.

Baby is shown with his potty, carriage, bowl, bathtub, bottle, and crib. On heavy board pages.