DeRubertis, Barbara

Patty Cat and her pal Hal are angry when Max the Rat steals their baseball bat, but when they offer to let Max play too, he returns the bat and shares a treat.

Walter Warthog works hard to earn money so he can buy the wonderful white wagon in the hardware store.

With help from his friends Anna and Albert, Alexander Anteater works on a truly amazing acrobatic act for the talent show at Alpha Betty's school.

Pablo demonstrates how good he is at counting while helping his grandmother, his "abuela," prepare to sell vegetables at the market.

As she adds up the items in the collections that some of her classmates bring to school, Kate tries to come up with a collection of her own that has enough items for her to share.

While pondering how to buy her mother a birthday present with no money, Deena finds a penny and follows a process of discovery about how pennies add up to nickels, which add up to dimes, all the way up to four quarters making a dollar.

On a hot summer day, three children squabble over which ingredients and what quantities should go into their extra special lemonade.

Although she is not the biggest or strongest or fastest zebra, Zeely practices very hard, with the help of Speedy Cheetah, and wins a spot on the Zebra All Star Racing Team.

Bad experiences with a bully make Wally the Walrus balk at going to school before he learns to call upon his natural abilities to prove himself.