Central Kansas Library System

A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.

Presents animal sounds, from the dog's "arf" and the cat's "meow" to the goat's "maa-maa" and the owl's "whoo-o-o-o-o." On heavy board pages.

Little Critter feels so frustrated that he thinks of running away.

Even though Puppy misbehaves, he makes a wonderful pet.

A boy cleans up his messy room to try to find his baseball mitt.

Little Critter and his mother take a trip to the city, where they visit museums, explore stores, and eat lunch.

In his dream, Little Critter turns into a monster that is so scary that he can do whatever he wants, but he discovers that he does not like being alone.