Three stories in one book: In the first story, Danny is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him. In the second story, Danny and his friend the dinosaur go to summer camp together. And in the third story, six-year-old Danny invites his dinosaur friend to come to his birthday party.

Sometimes Rosa and Willy behave like the two little alligators in the stories Cousin Joan tells them.

Describes the adventures of Little Bear in which he goes fishing, has the hiccups, looks for a mermaid, and welcomes Father Bear home from the sea.

To see life out of the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home, in a story with material on the origins of books in the "I Can Read" series.

A little bird asks animals, planes, and boats, "Are you my mother?" until he finds his own mother.

Pickles, a spotted cat, was given a home by Mrs. Goodkind but he ran away. Finally he became a fire cat and lived at the fire-house.

One summer Little Bear makes friends with Emily and her doll Lucy.

Oliver looks elsewhere for employment after learning that the circus already has enough elephants.

A wild horse searches for someone to love and care for him.