"One day it rains hearts, and Cornelia Augusta catches them. Each heart is special in its own way. Cornelia Augusta knows exactly who to send them to."

As a tiny bug walks along, he is joined by a cat, a crocodile, a pig, and other animals, all of which end up in a boy's bed.

Lonely and afraid of the dark in her new room, Poinsettia Pig is comforted when she discovers that the fire fighters are awake and keep watch during the night.

Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to Christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.

Chaos might ensue if you were to give a dog a donut.

"One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake" -- Title page verso.

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

Relates the increasingly outrageous demands a mouse is likely to make if it is given a brownie.

A mouse concocts a batch of cookies in his little house in a tree trunk, sets them in the oven, and then dozes off, with worrisome consequences.