Valeri Gorbachev

After hearing a bedtime story about penguins, Turtle dresses as a penguin for school and soon the entire class is having a penguin day.

A girl tells her younger brother all of the rules he must follow in order to befriend a dragon.

"Running through town to get a pizza for himself and his mother, Pinky unwittingly becomes covered in snow; now everyone thinks he is a walking snowman!"--

When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.

While Bear enjoys a day at the beach, Chipmunk, who is not a beach person, does not, suffering one mishap after another all in the interests of spending time with his good friend Bear.

A little girl walking in the woods finds the cotttage of the three bears and helps herself to their food and belongings.

"Miss Bell loves her cat Tiger, despite his tendency to act like a tiger"-- "Miss Bell's new kitten turns out to be a tiger! But cats are cats, and she loves him all the same. This Level D book is perfect for new readers. One day Miss Bell bought a tiny kitten she named Tiger. He had stripes like a tiger, a tail like a tiger, and a smile like a tiger. He was very cute, and she loved him a lot. But Tiger got bigger. . . and kept getting bigger . ....

When Goat finds his friend Pig crying, he imagines all the terrible things that might have happened to cause his distress.

Molly buys so many balloons for all her animal friends at the fair, she gets carried away into the air.

Although they disagree about Bootsy the cat's individual talents, a brother and sister do agree that he's a very special pet.