Hutchins, Pat

A greedy pirate plunders one ship too many.

A little boy goes grocery shopping for his mother and tries hard to remember her instructions.

Three short stories about a pleasant palace where a nice king lives happily with his cook, gardener, servants, and guards, who wish only to please him.

When Grandma, Ma, and Hazel Monster want to find Baby Monster, they follow the messy trail he has left.

Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's wonderful cookies.

A young girl describes her relationship to the various members of her family, including her stepfamily, as they all gather to celebrate her birthday.

After Horse, Sheep, and Pig dance until they must lie down to rest, their little ones sneak out to continue the party.

When Little Piglet, Little Lamb, Little Calf, and Little Foal take a walk across the fields after breakfast, they seem to lose their way as they try to head for home.

A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind.

Sam's birthday brings a solution to several of his problems.