Janet and her two small, well-behaved horses play happily in her room until Janet tries to teach them new tricks.

A small but effervescent overnight guest tries the patience of a curmudgeonly bear who needs absolute quiet to fall asleep.

Although he sees no need for more books to read, Bear agrees to accompany Mouse to the library.

Certain that no one has even been as sick as he is, Bear resists Mouse's efforts to cheer him and cure his cold.

Celebrating Christmas for the first time, Bear and his friend Mouse have a party, but whenever Bear comes back from the kitchen with more treats Mouse has vanished in search of a present.

"Best friends Billy and Rose, an industrious sheep and a laid-back pig, sometimes see things differently. When they play catch, Rose insists that Billy throws too high, and he counters that she throws too low. While Rose thinks washing clothes is the world’s biggest chore, Billy contends that playing the cello holds that distinction. Still, these endearing friends always find a way to work things out: What if Billy plays a cello serenade for Rose...

A girl tells her mother all the special things she would do for her if their positions were reversed and she was the mother.

Rose decides to dress up as the Queen of France one morning, and, as she imagines herself as real royalty, goes off in search of Rose's mother.

Offers a collection of eight stories with a variety of themes, including Bunty the daydreaming tooth fairy, and Big Bog Frog the bully of the swamp