Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size. Some pages fold out to display particularly large pictures.
A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.
A postman delivers letters to several famous fairy-tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella, and the Three Bears. Each letter may be removed from its envelope page and read separately.
Chronicles a child's busy day by the sea, in a forest, and then home with the hope of going to a carnival or concert. The illustrations change when the book is turned upside down.
A lift-the-flap book in which Corduroy the bear visits a fire station with his class, seeing a fire truck, a rescue truck, and firefighters' equipment up close.
Depicts familiar fruits and vegetables, including the strawberry, orange, watermelon, and green pea. Moving see-through plastic cards over the illustrations causes each fruit and vegetable to smile and frown.
