Step into reading. A Step 1 book

Big Bird enjoys spending the day doing whatever he sees anyone else doing, whether wagging his tail like a dog or being Grouchy like Oscar.

Unhappy because she is the smallest in the family, Isabelle discovers that being little has its advantages when she is asked to perform in the circus.

Six stories featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. Envious of the children who are fishing in the river near the railroad tracks, Thomas the tank engine finds a way to enjoy the same activity. When Thomas's friend and fellow engine, Duck, has a close shave while trying to stop runaway trucks. Gordon, a very large green engine, is annoyed when his view at the new train station is obstructed. Percy is teased by the other engines when he tells them that the night before, as he thought about the upcoming parade, he saw a giant dragon rumble by. A runaway elephant blocks a tunnel and causes trouble for Henry and his friends. James boasts about his bravery, but when a swarm of bees start buzzing around him he wishes that they would leave him alone.

In this very simple retelling of the Old Testament story, baby Moses is hidden in the river and later found and raised by the pharaoh's daughter.

Two children watch a local farmer grow a crop of corn and as the corn develops from seed to harvest time, so does the friendship between the children and the farmer.

Cookie Monster bakes beautiful and tempting cookies in his bakery, but he has so many customers that he cannot even have a taste.

The reader is asked to guess the animal according to the clues given about its eyesight.

A simple retelling of one of the "Tales of Uncle Remus" in which Brer Wolf hides in Brer Rabbit's House in order to capture him when he comes home.

A little girl waits with great anticipation all day until the sun sets and Hanukkah can begin.

Bear and his friends introduce the reader to a variety of shapes.

When a dragonfly swoops over the town of Pee Wee and carries Lady Teena away, brave Sir Small rides off on his trusty ant vowing to rescue her.

Sesame Street Muppet characters play a game in which they obey commands from Big Bird.

Two friends get ready and then dance with their ballet class at a performance where they are the stars of the show.

The Bear family goes to the beach, but before they can swim in the ocean there's a lot of work to be done.

In three episodes, Lewis is sick, plays doctor with his friend Angel, and sees him get sick from eating too many cookies.

As Christopher Robin prepares a graduation celebration for his friends in the Hundred-Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh wonders what his special award might be.

Finding themselves extremely hungry, young lions Lewis and Kate have fun making enormous sandwiches and eating them as fast as possible.

Although P.J. and his friends refuse to let Donna and Honey Bunny go camping with them because "camping is not for girls," the girls follow and get proof that camping is hard work even for boys.

Toad's friends have a surprise birthday party for him at his favorite restaurant.

Summary: Although he cannot fly like the birds, Toad finds a way to take to the air.