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Despite all their efforts none of the animals can get bear to wake up from his winter sleep.

Mischievous Hairy Maclary finds that he is not in the mood for the Kennel Club's obedience class.

Recounts in rhyme the rumpus at the veterinarian's when all the animals get out of their cages.

Hairy Maclary leads all the other dogs in the neighborhood to investigate the terrible caterwauling created when the tough cat Scarface Claw is caught up in a tree.

Rhyming text and illustrations present disguised or hidden animals, from a long and lean tiger in the jungle to a black cat snoozing in the sun.

A newly-hatched turtle makes the dangerous journey across a beach full of obstacles to the nearby sea.

Slinky Malinki, a mischievous cat, and Stickybeak Syd, a bird, get into lots of trouble when they are left alone in the house.

Slinky Malinki hobnobs with nine other cats in the moonlight, until the cranky and crotchety Scarface Claw disrupts their gathering.

Schnitzel von Krumm's family is busily packing to go on vacation but, in their eagerness to get on the road, they forget something very important.

Fur rises and havoc ensues when Hairy Maclary the dog intrudes upon a cat show.