The other peacocks want Prewitt to move away, then they discover the benefits of his ferocious-looking tail.

Ella the elephant thinks of herself as a famous circus star, but gets a lesson in humility when a mean farmer puts her to work.

A rickety old car and a scrawny stray cat teach a lesson in the meaning of friendship.

A little boy saves Kermit from disaster, and the once cranky crab works hard to repay him.

Chester longs to be a performer in the circus, but the road to stardom is rocky until someone discovers Chester's true "worldliness."

The Pollutians invade the Wump World and turn the green meadows into a concrete jungle.

The animals of Knotty Pine won't listen to the gnats' suggestion for keeping the hunters away, but learn to appreciate the tiny bugs when they're able to make the hunters "buzz off."

Scamp learns to be content with his dog's life when Zildy the kooky witch turns him into a whing-dingdilly.

Droofus the kindly dragon has a price on his head, but the small boy who befriends him refuses to sell him to the king.

Katy Caboose is tired of being last, and one day a freak accident allows her to realize her dream of peace and solitude. "Bill Peet rides full throttle with a happy story and his beautiful, incredible crayon pictures." -- Christian Science Monitor

Everyone in the forest is afraid of Zeke the griffin until he does them all a very big favor.

Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.

A shark accuses Cyrus of cowardice because he won't sink any ships. The kindly sea serpent almost succumbs to peer pressure, but learns at last to be himself.

For use in schools and libraries only. Kermit was not truly a hermit crab, but he was indeed a hermit. This bad-tempered, selfish old Scrooge of a crab lived all to himself in a cave under the rocks off Monterey Bay.

Bulldozers push the raccoon and his friends from their home, but they are able to find a new one after a terrifying train ride.

The elephant is the kindest animal in the jungle, rescuing the giraffe, lion, and rhino, but who will return the favor when the elephant needs help?

Bill Peet tells his life story, including his years with Disney, with illustrations on every page.

Progress forces Smokey the switch engine out of a job until he discovers a new way to help people.

Katy Caboose is tired of being last, and one day a freak accident allows her to realize her dream of peace and solitude.

Hubert the lion, terribly vain about his beautiful mane, tries everything to make it grow back after it goes up in smoke.