Ungerer, Tomi

Flix, a dog born to cat parents, finds himself able to exist in two cultures and campaigns for mutual respect between cats and dogs.

The reader is asked to find the snail hidden in each illustration.

Emile the octopus rescues a diver being attacked by a shark, accepts a job as a lifeguard and saves many people in the ocean, and helps the police capture a gang of smugglers.

The man in the moon outwits the police in several escapades on Earth with the help of his waxing and waning powers and the friendship of a 300-year-old scientist.

In these nonsense episodes Papa Snap is eaten by a sofa, Uncle Rimsky lights his cigars with dragons, Mrs. Maroon Morsel irons her laundry with a steam roller, and Mr. Tuber sprout gets up to miss the train every morning.

The black top hat with magic powers blew into the one-legged soldier's life, made him a wealthy man, and then blew out again.

Three robbers who terrify the countryside are subdued by the charm of a little girl named Tiffany.

The giant appetite of the ogre could only be satisfied by the flesh of children until young Zeralda tamed his taste buds with her culinary art.

Piper Paw cannot bear being kissed by his mother all the time, and it takes some painful experiences for them to reach a mutual understanding.