Frederick the field mouse sat on the old stone wall while his four brothers gathered food for the approaching winter days. The other mice felt that Frederick was not doing his share of the work, but when the food ran out, Frederick saved the day with that he had gathered.

Mice experience day, night, and the seasons.

Alexander, the mouse, makes friends with Willy, a toy mouse, and wants to be just like him until he discovers that Willy is to be thrown away.

Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from an egg she brought home, thinking it is a chicken.

A charming exploration of the seasons with some of Caldecott-winner Leo Lionni's beloved mice. In January, two mice, Willie and Winnie, make a new friend: a tree. The tree tells them her name is Woody, and the mice promise to visit her all year round. As the months tick by, Willie and Winnie watch Woody soak up the rain, bloom buds into flowers and leaves, and bear fruit. By the end of the year, Willie and Winnie know they've made a forever friend...

Cornelius, a crocodile who walks upright, sees things no crocodile has ever seen before.

A snail's father advises him to keep his house small and tells him what happened to a snail that grew a large and spectacular shell.

A clever little fish named Nadarn̕, the only black fish in a school of red ones, devises a way to protect them all from their natural enemies.

Three selfish frogs quarrel over who owns their pond and island, until a storm makes them value the benefits of sharing.