Denise Fleming

Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.

When Buster the dog's owner goes away for a few days, he sends Buster to Sagebrush Kennels for Cowboy Camp, where Buster is homesick at first, but then has fun herding balls into the corral, gathering sticks for a campfire, and making wanted posters with his pawprints.

Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles.

A cumulative rhyme about the animals who help Robin build her nest.

A simple story about Mama cat and her kittens, Fluffy, Skinny, and Boris, and the misbehavior of Boris.

Children can guess what fruit or vegetable comes next as the voracious rodent munches his way through yellow corn, green peas, orange carrots, and the rest of the colors.

Simple rhymes describe the sights, sounds, and smells of Halloween.

The antics of lively and colorful animals present the numbers one to ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty.

Examines the many forms of wildlife that can be displaced if their environment is destroyed by development and discusses how communities and schools can provide spaces for them to live.

Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the great variety of beetles and their swirling, humming, crashing activities.