Central Kansas Library System

A little bird asks animals, planes, and boats, "Are you my mother?" until he finds his own mother.

"The Aldens spend the summer on their aunt's ranch! The ranch is a beautiful place, but it's also the source of trouble between Aunt Jane and Grandfather. As the Boxcar Children explore the land, they make an amazing discovery. Will it help mend Aunt Jane and Grandfather's relationship?"--Publisher's description.

Pete the Cat bites into a bad banana and decides that he never, ever wants to eat bananas again. But Pete really likes bananas! Will one bad banana ruin the whole bunch?

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears the sounds of typing coming from the barn, but his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand better working conditions, then they stage a strike!

Deals with the adventures of a young orphan boy trying to survive amid greed and poverty in 19th-century London.

Describes a day in the life of a fire fighter.

Shortly after the Civil War, a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act.

A family starts out on a one-day mountain climbing excursion that becomes very exciting. In fact, it becomes an adventure for the former "boxcar" family. They unearth some mysteries and have a fine time in the process.

Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.

Gossie is a gosling who likes to wear bright red boots every day, no matter what she is doing, and so she is heartbroken the day the boots are missing and she can't find them anywhere.