Starting with the nursery rhyme about buying a fat pig at market, this tale goes on to describe a series of unruly animals that run amok, evading capture and preventing the narrator from cooking lunch.

Illustrated by school children in Madrid, this charming stroll through the alphabet in two languages introduces readers to an engaging cast of characters, from Armando the armadillo to Zelda the zebra, as they prepare a very special fiesta. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

"An unruly gang of sixteen geometric shapes gets tangled in the neighborhood jungle gym until their friend comes to their rescue and order is restored"--

Find out where 17 different animals from various parts of the world make their homes.

Monsters of different colors explain what makes them feel glad, sad, loving, worried, silly, and angry. Fold-out masks encourage readers to talk about their feelings.