Numeroff, Laura Joffe

In a child's imagination, animals do wacky things, including ducks riding bikes, yaks skiing, and fish eating bagels.

Mouse makes valentines for his friends and thinks about why he loves each one of them.

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

Four friends with different interests paint a mural on an outside wall of Mrs. Petunia Dinkley-Sneezer's candy shop that depicts them each doing what they love best.

Ponyella's dream of showing Princess Penelope her tricks at the pony championship comes true with the help of her fairy godmare.

The Jellybeans--four friends who have different strengths and talents--work together to make their book reports a success and to promote a love of reading.

An illustrated collection of humorous verses about a child's day-to-day experiences and other topics.

The Chicken sisters drive a troublesome wolf home to his mother with their overwhelming eccentricities.

Simple text and illustrations describe the chaos that might ensue if a dog was given a donut.

Author Laura Numeroff, whose first book, "Amy for Short," grew out of a college assignment, recounts her life and describes how her daily activities and creative process are interwoven.