Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.

A newly hatched cricket has a problem getting his wings to chirp. A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book. Annotation. A small cricket hatches "one warm day," and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night...

Parent and child pairs (both animal and human) say "thank you" to each other.

In a barnyard, a pig whispers into a rooster's ear, starting a game of "telephone" that goes horribly awry.

Nibbling peacefully in the meadow, a young rabbit hears animal sounds from the nearby farm and discovers the advantages of being quiet.

Animals and the sounds they make are paired up in this colorful picture book.

This lively split-page-format book shows how animals say hello with different sounds.

Rhyming text divulges the many sounds heard on a farm, from a rooster's morning crow to an owl's goodnight call.

Although much quieter than the farm animals that moo, cluck, or oink, a gentle ladybug is instrumental in foiling a plan to steal the farm's prize-winning cow.

"One bright summer day, the animals of the pond create a symphony of sounds"--