Jane Manning

Wilson is a curious sheep, and after he foolishly climbs into the back of a piano movers' truck, he ends up alone in the big city, far from the farm. But Wilson is also one smart sheep, and soon enough he's finding his way home to his worried owner by recognizing the sounds that he heard while he was trapped in the truck--a jackhammer, a calliope, a hotdog man. And could that be the excited barking of his friend Tippy, the border collie?

During Fun with Food Week in her school science class, second-grader Beetle McGrady tries to work up the courage to eat an ant.

Pip Squeak the mouse is kept awake all night by the drips from his leaky roof.

A little witch finds a way to out-witch her two bossy sisters.

When Sam the lamb has trouble sneezing, the other animals try to help.

Long ago in Germany, an old woman cleans her house and decorates her Christmas tree, hoping that this year she will witness some special Christmas Eve magic.

Cindy Ellen loses one of her diamond spurs at the square dance in this wild western retelling of the classic Cinderella story.

Pip Squeak the mouse works hard to clean the house for his friend Max's visit, but then he has to clean up after Max too.

A young girl imagines what it would be like to have a dog.