Wildsmith, Brian

A collection of illustrated Mother Goose rhymes.

Python comes up with a plan to invite all the jungle animals to a party and trick them, but when Elephant passes by at the wrong time, Python's trick is ruined.

The miller and his boy encounter the frustrating advice of many people on the way to town to sell a donkey.

The animals by the lake make fun of little Wood Duck for swimming in circles, but his uniqueness proves to be useful.

Though trained to retrieve birds for his master, a dog finds that he is too kind-hearted for such work.

While she is sick in bed, a little girl dreams of riding on her favorite merry-go-round.

While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.

Although the other animals tease him because he can only swim in circles, a baby duck becomes a hero when his manner of swimming saves him from a hungry fox.

A stray dog is constantly frustrated in her quest for a bone. Turning the narrower pages reveals hidden portions of the illustrations.

A fable about a hare who thought he could easily win a race and a tortoise who taught him a lesson.