Frank Asch

Alex and Zoe Breen are ready to say hello to Jupiter and goodbye to his little brother Jonathan.

Determined to get far away from his evil little brother, Alex works to design a spaceship that will take him so far away from Earth that not even the NASA experts can find him, yet when his brother catches on to his plan, Alex fears that his nearly finished project may be ruined before he gets his chance to take-off.

Mr. Maxwell, a contented cat who wants to celebrate his promotion, is tricked by a mouse and is now in the hospital with his tail healing.

Molly and her brother Jake are two mice in search of the perfect home when they enter P.S. #42, but they soon discover that the school has as many dangers as wonders--including the ghost of a class pet.

A young girl discovers all the things the wind can do, by playing and dancing along with it.

Baby Duck follows a rubber ducky down waterfalls, through the woods, and far away from home, not realizing that he will have to find his own way back.

When Baby Bird takes a tumble from her mama's nest in the middle of the night, she finds a friend in Little Frog.

Although the farmer only hears animal noises, when the different barnyard animals sing lullabies to their respective children, the babies understand the words. Includes music.

Poems and photographs depict desert ecosystems in North America.