While on holiday, the Drew children Barney, Simon, and Jane find a map in a hidden room in the Cornwall house, involving them and their great uncle, Merry, in a struggle between good and evil steeped in Arthurian legend.
Good news: rabbit has a picnic to share with his friend mouse; bad news: it starts to rain. So it goes — good and bad events — until mouse is overwhelmed by the bad news, hurting rabbit's feelings.
Animals at the "edge of the vast rain forest" play hide and seek. As Elephant slowly counts to 10, others hide. Elephant finds all of his friends easily — except Chameleon.
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A wee piggy escapes his boy at the fair for a very colorful adventure around the fair. The naughty pig "wallowed in white to go with the red…" but "It's not polite to wallow in white…" The boy catches up just in time to see his pig win a blue ribbon.
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From one end of the United States to the other, the 4th of July is celebrated: on beaches, with parades, picnics, and of course fireworks.
The charming child and hound first introduced in Apple Pie ABC are back.
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Children tease "crazy old Birdman" who feeds the pigeons in the park. That is, until he helps Rose discover beauty in the city and the color of flowers from simple seeds on her windowsill.
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Many things change with each season, Little Nutbrown Hare learns as he and Big Nutbrown Hare explore the outdoors. Tadpoles grow into frogs in the Spring, leaves change color in the Fall and more — but the affection between father and son is a constant.
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Little Roo is a very grumpy young kangaroo whose mother does everything in her power to change it. Try as she might, however, it takes an unexpected spill in the mud to break the hold of a bad day. Expressive illustrations add humor to this engaging tale.
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The young narrator has a much-loved friend; but one day, he and his friend argue. Before the children reconcile, the boy describes the emotional process he goes through: wanting to hear and to say an apology, but who will be first?