Children

Shaggy dog has an itch—and it just won't go away. Every time he asks one of his friends to scratch his back, they reply that first he must do them a favor. He rounds up Farmer Gertie's sheep, and she scratches his back with her curly hook. Soon his itch is back again. He washes all the dishes in Merv's cafe, and Merv scratches his back. But the itch comes back again. He sweeps up all the fallen dog hair in Mary Lou's Poodle Parlor, and Mary Lou scratches his back. But this time, when his itch returns, Mary Lou decides to give him a haircut and shampoo. At last Shaggy's itch is gone for good—because now it's jumped onto the back of a snooty poodle who had laughed at Shaggy. Kids will be delighted as they finally figure out the cause of Shaggy Dog's terrible itch. Funny, full-color illustrations on every page

The Lazy Ladybird likes to sleep all day and all night. And because she sleeps all day and all night, she doesn't know how to fly. So when she wants to find somewhere new to sleep she decides to catch a lift on a passing animal

Little Mouse can't sleep because of all the noises in and around his cozy little house: tap-tapping on the window, drip-dripping inside.

Little Mouse would feel a lot safer tucked into Big Mouse's bed. But Big Mouse doesn't want wriggly Little Mouse taking all the covers. What's a mouse to do?

This sweetly reassuring depiction of an all-too-familiar nighttime battle will enchant young readers, while parents will appreciate the witty text and detailed, expressive art.

Far away in the deep rolling ocean lived Smiley Shark. Smiley Shark longed to dip and dive, jiggle and jive, dart and dash with a splash and a splash with all the other fish; but whenever he smiled at them they swam away. But when all of the other fish are trapped in a fisherman's net, it's up to Smiley Shark to find away to free them-and he saves the day with his big, toothy smile

Caterpillar wants to do more than just munch his way through the blackberry bush--he wants to fly like Butterfly, Bumblebee, and Sparrow, and after a long dreamy nap, he finds that now he really can!