Diane Fox

Cat tries to read the story of Little Red Riding Hood aloud, but Dog keeps interrupting with silly questions.

Like so many children, Lucy wants a dog. But, unlike other children, Lucy interviews animals to fill the pet vacancy. And she gets a little more than she expected. Endearing and heart-warming, this story shows (with a humour that never overshadows the message) that being different is good. Another classic from this husband-and-wife team, told with simplicity and portrayed through appealing characters, illustrated with style and confidence.

A playful pig introduces various colors as he dresses up like a clown to amuse his friend.

A fat cat is on the trail of a daring mouse in this rhyming tale, in which die-cut pages alternately reveal the hidden mouse and his observant pursuer.

A little pig imagines what it would be like to be a daring astronaut.

At bedtime a pig imagines all the different things he can be when he grows up, from fearless fireman to pirate on the Seven Seas. Features movable flaps.

While spinning his globe, a pig thinks of things he and his friends could do as world travelers, such as being a gladiator at the Roman Coliseum, exploring Egyptian pyramids, or climbing Nepal's Mt. Everest.