White, Kathryn

A hungry crocodile is fooled by every jungle animal he meets, who tell him various lies to keep from being eaten.

Ruby's imagination turns everyday objects, like a house for sale and a tabby cat, into frightening surprises on her walk to school with her Mum.

Ruby's mom is having a baby, but Ruby is not very happy about it. She knows that babies are smelly and noisy, and she is sure that he will steal all of her toys! When baby Leon comes along, will she change her mind about having a baby brother?.

When a shiny brown nut pops out of the ground, each animal wants it for him or herself, but the extraordinary nut turns out to be the source of a delicious treat for everyone.

Snowshoe, the Arctic hare, is frightened when Otter tells him he will turn white in the winter and melt when it turns warm in the spring. Includes facts about weather.

A young badger describes how bad he feels when his parents argue and how good he feels when they are friends again.

Naseem's mother often uses unusual and unpleasant ingredients in her cooking experiments, but when she buys a strange new herb plant, the tables are turned.

Little Bear resists going to sleep for the winter, not wanting to miss the snow and fearing his friends will forget him, but his mother assures him that his true friends will always be there for him--like the sunshine.