When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Ann, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they go to a little country town where they find that one new job leads to another.

One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake.

Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls' bathroom at their school.

Being kind is a big job, but nothing's too big for a sea monster. Not even taking on the new fish in school, who's great...except when he's pushing people around. This funny, charming twist on dealing with a bully will reassure and delight the smallest children and the biggest sea monsters alike.

The puppy Biscuit makes friends with two kittens.

A lion, a great white shark, and a timber wolf, all meat-eaters who have been hurt by the cruelty of plant-eaters, form a support group which has limited success until their newest member, a great horned owl, shares some advice.

Second-grade graduate A.J. and his family rent a beach house, but summer vacation is ruined when annoying Andrea shows up and develops a crush on the lifeguard.

Brother and Sister offer to help care for Oscar the pony in exchange for riding lessons from Farmer Ben.

Biscuit, a little puppy, and Sam, a big dog, play together despite their difference in size.

Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.