Many kinds of dogs in a variety of fun-filled activities. "The canine cartoons make an elementary text funny and coherent and still one of the best around".--School Library Journal. Full-color illustrations.

A newly hatched bird goes looking for its mother.

When a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise--"Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen--with big, long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match. In fact, he looks more like a baby alligator than a baby bird! Nevertheless, the devoted Birds run themselves ragged feeding Junior until he gets...

"A baby bird falls from its nest and goes in search of his mother"--

Aaron the alligator cannot seem to do anything right, whether it be playing hide-and-seek, picking apples, or playing football.

The story of a little bird who has lost its mother.

Aaron the alligator gets stuck in a snowball, falls through the ice, and sleeps through the New Year celebration.

"Aaron the Alligator loves to play sports--but isn't quite an all-star athlete"-- Provided by publisher.