Bill Peet

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

Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy freight train, Katy Caboose wishes for some way to escape from the endless track.

When Prewitt's shamefully scraggly tail develops the appearance of a scary green-eyed monster, the other peacocks decide it has to go.

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

A cat and her home, an old car in a junkyard, suddenly find themselves on the road with a reckless, frenzied travelling salesman at the wheel.

Zella the zebra helps Zack the ostrich when he is young and helpless and when he grows up Zack returns the favor by saving Zella's young offspring from a lion.

The smallest creatures of Knotty Pine Forest avert the horrors of the hunting season in a very "sportsgnatlike" way.

The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.

Shares the story of one spring and summer in the family of author Bill Peet when they adopted a large South American rodent and kept it at their home in Indiana until it grew too big to handle.

Wishing to be a bird, a little boy learns that there are benefits and drawbacks to every condition and that being a little boy may be the best of all.