Steig, William

Letters and numbers are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences "4 u 2" figure out with the aid of illustrations.

Letters and words are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences 4 u 2 figure out with the aid of illustrations.

In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.

Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.

Sylvester Duncan, a donkey, in a moment of panic, wishes he were a rock and his wish is granted. It's hard being a rock he discovers, but it's even harder for his distraught parents.