Though playing with a friend can be a great deal of fun, it's good to be alone sometimes too.

A child imagines all the things to be done when one is bigger.

Little critter imagines all the things he and his little brother will be able to do.

When Little Critter goes off with his friends, his little sister wails, "Me, too!" When Little Critter eats a piece of cake, he has to share it with his hungry sister. It seems as if Little Critter's responsibilities as a big brother will never end.

When Little Critter helps his Dad all day long, things don't go as planned.

Little Critter is not too happy when a new student gets special treatment. But when the teacher's pet shows that she's a team player, Little Critter and his classmates discover that they've made a great new friend. With fun illustrations and simple text, Mercer Mayer's Little Critter stories are perfect for developing readers.

Even though Puppy misbehaves, he makes a wonderful pet.

Little Critter goes to the dentist for a checkup, and finds that going to the dentist isn't so bad.

At bedtime a boy confronts the nightmare in his closet and finds him not so terrifying after all.

A boy cleans up his messy room to try to find his baseball mitt.