How do dinosaurs get well soon? From enormous sneezes to gigantic wails, the outrageous antics of these mischevious ailing dinosaurs will strike a chord and bring a smile to any child or grown-up who has ever sniffled, coughed or ached. T is for terrible. With humor and a touch of suspense, an introspective dinosaur reflects on his own identity as a "terrible lizard." An endearing story of a Tyrannosaurus Rex who wonders why he can't be a vegetarian! Danny...

Chato's Kitchen: To get the "ratoncitos," little mice, who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the cat prepares all kinds of good food: fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more. Chato and the Party Animals: Chato's friend, Novio Boy, has never had a birthday party. So Chato decides to throw him one - a "pachanga" - and everyone is invited. The Pot that Juan Built: Juan Quezada, one of Mexico's most famous potters, used his...

Contains animated versions of five children's stories about animals, including "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," in which the Big bad Wolf tells his version of the classic tale.

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...

Is your mama a llama?: Through playful rhyme and riddle, a young llama learns about different kinds of animals; Noisy Nora: What's a wee mouse to do when little brother and big sister take up all of mom and dad's time? Make noise!; Each peach pear plum: Children play 'I spy' with favorite nursery rhyme characters in this beloved story; The little red hen: The classic tale of a hardworking hen who teaches her friends a thing or two about helping out;...

Harry, the dirty dog. When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots. I, crocodile. An Egyptian crocodile, with a big ego and a big appetite, is taken to Paris in 1799 by Napoleon Bonaparte. A wily fox, notorious for stealing eggs, meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened. Norman,...

Is your mama a llama? Lloyd the llama is looking for his mama. "Is your mama a llama?" he asks a bat, a swan, a cow, a seal, and a kangaroo. Young children will share Lloyd's delight when the answer to his question is finally, "Yes!" Three cheers for Catherine the Great : Sara's feisty Russian grandmother asks for "no presents" for her birthday -- and gets them -- just in time for the borscht and blintzes party! Five creatures : Told from a small...

The ugly duckling: An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year being teased by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan. The emperor's new clothes: Two con artists sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes. Nightingale: A lonely emperor is entertained by a songbird that visits his palace. The red shoes: Lisa learns the value of friendship with the help of a pair of magic red slippers. The little match girl: A homeless child must...

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly: And no one knows why. What else can this old lady fit in her stomach? Antarctic antics: Swinging to the beat of award-winning songs, these penguins heat up the arctic with their slips, slides, swims, and glides! Musical Max: Max stops playing his instruments after everyone complains. But the peace and quiet is driving them crazy! Will Max ever be in the mood to play again?

Dramatic real life stories and inspiring fiction are combined in this collection of stories to lift the spirit and move the soul.