What happens when the book gets it wrong? Max is not a cat-- Max is a dog! But much to his dismay, this book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a dog? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking. Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka hilariously depicts the pup's...

What happens when a cat tries to be a dog? Max the dog is sick today, but have no fear- Baby Cakes the cat is happy to take his place! But when the book tells her to dig a hole, fetch a stick, and guard the sheep, the cat responds in a very un-doglike ways. Can the book and the cat reach a happy ending?

Exploring the pond on his own, Dandelion Duckling keeps his ears open for his mother's quacks warning him of danger, but when his mother fails to see the weasel in the willows, it is up to Dandelion to remember the lessons he's been taught.

"It's not easy to enjoy a picnic when you have unseeable interlopers to contend with! In a new trio of stories for beginning readers, the affable Max the dog and mischievous Baby Cakes the cat encounter a scare-happy ghost who has a run-in with a mirror, the wind at its blustery best, and a teeny-tiny fairy with a wayward wand who may have met her match"--

Although other animals are better at lifting, jumping, and running, Croc and Turtle discover something they are best at.

Just when a little bear starts to feel overwhelmed on his first day of school, he meets a new friend, and together they find the courage to overcome their fear.

Everyone makes mistakes. Here's a straightforward (and laugh-out-loud) guide to saying you're sorry.

Cumulative text reveals who was really responsible for the house that Jack claims to have built, and all of the trucks involved, from the bulldozer used to clear the land to the van that brought a hammock for the back yard.

A lion cub wants to emulate his father, the king of the pride.

A child counts sheep and other animals in multiples of two, three, four and five before falling asleep.