Akron Public Library

The Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.

During a visit to a natural history museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about dinosaurs.

"Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete's brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?"--Description from Amazon.com.

Gossie and Gertie are best friends and everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie goes too--except when she doesn't, and sometimes that's even better.

Fly Guy joins Buzz's football team, despite Coach's misgivings, and hits the field for a special, secret play.

Second-grader Stink's parents tell him he must play a sport after he gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.

Angry at being forced to keep her promise to a frog, the princess finally resorts to violent action, with unexpected results.

Classroom pets Fergus and Zeke can't wait for Field Day! But all the events are the wrong size -- what can these two little mice do? Fergus and Zeke love being the class pets in Miss Maxwell's classroom. From science experiments to art projects, they do everything the students do. But on Field Day, none of the events are the right size for the small mice -- the limbo is too easy, the high jump is too hard, and kickball is absolutely terrifying! So...

A simple tale, using a limited vocabulary for young readers, of how little bear travels to town in a cardboard box.

When two children find an injured duck and take it to a veterinarian at an animal hospital, they learn about the work of the hospital and of the doctor as she cares for the duck and other animals.