Jean Van Leeuwen

When they hear that Mrs. Farmer is making soup, all the frightenened chickens run for their lives, but Mr. Farmer finds Little Chickie, who has a bad cold, and he takes her to the kitchen for some nice hot vegetable soup.

Relates three stories of young rabbit siblings Flossie, Homer, Henry, Little George, and Baby Sadie as they visit their grandmother, show off their daring stunts, and play house.

Amanda Pig and her friend Lollipop share fun times at each other's houses and experience their very first sleepover party.

Oliver makes friends with Albert, the new boy in class, and they have fun together, playing kickball and collecting bugs.

As her family travels by wagon train to Oregon, a young girl gathers scraps of cloth so that she can make a quilt. Includes historical note.

There are lots of disadvantages to being the smallest in her family--not being able to ride a bike, play basketball, or go to school--but after a long wait, Maggie grows up.

"More than anything, ten-year-old Weezie wants to please her momma. She babysits her spoiled half-sister, Ruth Ann, and little Jackson. She makes tea for Momma in Gramma Emmeline's beautiful teapot. She even tries to cook dinner. But nothing turns out quite right. And Momma is never pleased. Hard times and a daddy who ran off before she was born seem to have stolen all of Momma's love. If only Weezie could find her daddy, she's sure her life would...

Amanda the pig sees monsters at night, but her parents and her brother find different ways to convince her that there are no monsters.

Five more adventures of Amanda Pig and her family, in which noisy cousins come to visit and Father gets a stuffed toy for his birthday.

Amanda Pig, her brother Oliver, and their parents share a busy day, working and playing together from breakfast to bedtime.