Burningham, John

A small boy enjoys looking after a dog that is staying at his home awhile.

Unable to find the blanket he always takes to bed with him, a child enlists the aid of his family to help him look for it.

Julius uses his bold imagination while he plays to enjoy fabulous escapades, shooting South American rapids and riding camels up pyramids.

A child loves to play in the kitchen cupboards though Mummy isn't too pleased.

Introduces the concept of opposites through labeled pictures of a boy interacting with a thin pig and a fat pig, a hot dragon and a cold snowman, and other creatures and situations.

Lower case letters and labeled pictures depict a boy interacting with an alligator, flowers, ice cream, a wasp, and other animals and objects from A to Z.

On his way home from a quick trip to the store, Steven encounters several marauding animals ready to relieve him of his goods.

Easy-to-read text and drawings describe a young boy's relationship with his best friend Arthur.

Shirley's adventures at the beach are interspersed with familiar parental warnings.

Presents choices for the reader such as living with a gerbil in a cage or with a rabbit in a hutch and being chased by a crab, by a bull, by a lion, or by wolves.