Duvoisin, Roger

A poodle named Day and an owl named Night become friends when they chance to meet one twilight, and their continuing friendship disturbs the sleep of the poodle's owners.

Santa Claus gets angry over all the false Santas in the world, so he declares war on them and snatches each false beard.

Both animals and people bathe, eat, greet visitors, play, and sleep, but they may have very different ways of doing each.

Veronica's enormous mouth is handy for hiding and rescuing things.

A raccoon tricks Petunia into walking in the forest with him, in hopes of a goose dinner, but his plans are foiled and they end up as true friends.

When Veronica arrives at Petunia's farm, the animals object to her ways and looks until she gets sick and they decide they like her after all.

Describes the steady growth of man's knowledge of the extent of his world through the discoveries of merchants, warriors, and explorers.