A goose, to save a handsome gander who is being fattened for Christmas, disguises herself as a monster, begs, and makes and sells Christmas decorations.

When a family buys a new house, each member has a different idea of what color to paint it.

When the door to his house at the zoo is left open a lion decides to visit his friends, but he quickly learns that people are not nearly as polite or friendly in town as when they visit him at the zoo.

A suspense story of what didn't happen to the camel when he reached the spot where "the shadow of the tree falls across the road." A tiger, a monkey, a squirrel, and a bird-all have a part in this humorous story.

Corduroy longs for someone to take him home, but he searches for his missing button around the department store first. When the zookeeper leaves the door open, the happy lion decides to walk through town to visit his friends. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his old steam shovel, Mary Anne, out of business. A mother's love and a baby's smile bond the two together. Silly Auntie will try anything to get Baby to smile. Two owls discover...