Dick Gackenbach

A poor pig goes on a journey to ask the Great King for wealth but fails to recognize the riches offered to him along the way.

Most of the people who take one of the twelve pups Mr. Mullin is giving away want a dog to perform some sort of task for them, but the little boy just wants a pet to love.

Several tongue twisters present the stories of a fisher named Fischer, Betty Botter, a tutor who tooted a flute, and others.

Claude, the dog, gives away all his Christmas presents to his down-and-out friend but receives an even better present from his young owner.

Two stories about Hattie Rabbit who has a tendency to overlook possible consequences of her actions.

A child worries about where the rest of the family went until a note is discovered that explains everything.

When Binky gets his first fast-pedaling car, he ignores the rules of the road and learns painfully that to be a driver, one must watch where he is going.

Tom keeps Mother and Father Rabbit busy by asking for hamburgers and pets.

Alice tells her mother about her special room, where she can play with her cat who died, enjoy the warm beach in January, go sledding on a hot summer day, and do anything she has already done in the past.

The accidental death of a hummingbird helps Walter see that different creatures have different needs and not all of them want to be pets.