A yellow plastic duck makes a long perilous journey when he is washed overboard with a crate full of bathtub toys during a storm.

As Farmer Brown prepares the house for Christmas, Duck tries to play Santa--but he gets stuck in the chimney, along with all the other animals who try to help.

Duck is trying to hatch the oddest egg of all.

When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.

Pigeon learns about sharing when a curious duckling keeps asking questions about the hot dog Pigeon has found.

Duck and Goose go out in search of a pumpkin, checking inside a log, a leaf pile, an apple tree, and other places before locating the right place to find one.

Goose is more interested in skating, sledding, and making snow angels than in helping Duck decorate their big Christmas tree.

Splat the cat's bicycle bumps and jumps over the bumpy track on his way to school, until . . . crack! Splat takes a tumble off of his bike and finds himself nose to beak with a duck. When the duck does not make a sound, Splat packs the duck in his backpack along with his school supplies to his teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, who will know what to do, and heads off to Cat School.

"Mama Duck needs help. Can Carl find her missing baby duck?"--P. [4] of cover.

"Duck wants to go on an adventure. Goose doesn't. He doesn't see the point. After all, why would they go anywhere when they're happy right where they are? But then Goose sees the ocean and loves it. Who doesn't? Well, Duck, for one"--Provided by publisher.