It's time for the little red chicken's bedtime story -- and a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can't help herself! Whether the tale is "Hansel and Gretel" or "Little Red Riding Hood" or even "Chicken Little," she jumps into the story to save its hapless characters. When it's the little red chicken's turn to tell a story, will her yawning papa make it to the end without his own kind of interrupting?

When Little Red Chicken comes home excited about what she learned in school, she explains to Papa that every story has "an elephant of surprise.".

Ol' Mama Squirrel has raised many babies and kept them all safe from predators, but she may have met her match when a determined grizzly bear threatens to eat her entire family tree.

A young bear wakes from hibernation craving honey, but soon recalls the many things he can enjoy while waiting for his favorite food to be ready.

A dog without a human companion fetches his own slippers and curls up at his own feet but cannot reach a certain itchy spot in the middle of his back, compelling him to leash a poor lonely human who will loyally offer a helpful scratch.

Murray worries about a lot of things, like going out in the rain and the scary barking dogs at the park. But gradually he learns to face his fears and be brave!

A young mouse girl named Mouserella writes a letter with pictures to her beloved grandmouse in the country, letting her know all of the things that have been going on in her life in the three days since she has seen her last.

Tired of helping others cool their drinks, Ice Boy proceeds to sneak out of the freezer and heads to the beach, where his edges begin to blur.

"A growing tadpole loves his frog dad so much he never gives him a moment's peace"-- Provided by publisher.

30 PAGES. $15.99. ILLUS: AUTHOR. WHOMP: AN ENERGETIC YOUNG DINOSAUR FIGURES OUT HER OWN WAY TO GIVE A KISS. KD