picture books

A youngster outgrows carved ponies and stuffed ponies, and finally he wants a gray pony, with spots, please, and alive.

Scorned by his new dog friends because he never learned to dig, Sam suddenly discovers his inherent dog talent and turns the countryside into a series of ruts and holes.

When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away.

Full-page color illustrations capture the animals, clown, and acrobatic acts of the circus.

A dog and cat dance their way through several countries.

A snail's father advises him to keep his house small and tells him what happened to a snail that grew a large and spectacular shell.