Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

A cat named Splat must choose only one part of his summer adventures to share with his classmates at show-and-tell, and as he reflects on all of the exciting things he did with his sister by his side, he has an idea.

Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived. Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH,...

"When Anya comes to stay for the summer, Angelina is thrilled - until Anya starts getting all the attention. Can Angelina overcome her jealousy and be a good friend to Anya?" - p. [4] of cover.

Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself.

Penny feels guilty after taking a beautiful blue marble that she sees in Mrs. Goodwin's grass, but gets a pleasant surprise when she goes to return it the next day.

Frederick, the poet mouse, stores up something special for the long cold winter.

The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

Lilly decides to save her last chocolate Valentine's Day heart, but cannot find the perfect place to hide the candy.

A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to be anxious about when she faces the first day of nursery school.