Bill Peet

When monsterous work machines from the city come and destroy Shady Glade, the animals hop a train to find a new place to live.

Of all the animals the elephant rescues, only the tiny ant returns the favor.

Although he comes from a fierce family, Droofus is a good dragon undeserving of the price the king puts on his head.

Tired of a dog's life, Scamp visits the wicked little witch in the woods and becomes a whingdingdilly.

After a mean, selfish crab is rescued by a boy, the crab searches for a way to repay the kindness.

The author describes the spring and summer his family adopts a large South American rodent for a pet.

Story told in verse about a dove who finds a large egg and takes it back to her nest. When it hatches, a strange creature emerges.

Describes in rhyme a variety of fantastical creatures such as the blue-snouted Twumps, the pie-faced Pazeeks, and the fancy Fandangos.

The birdlike kweeks are starving because their island does not have enough ploppolop fruit trees to feed them all, until Quentin makes an amazing discovery.