Little Brown Bear does not want to go to school, so he tries various jobs instead.

A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

A young girl contemplates the many things she can be when she grows up, including a truck driver or President.

When his father disappears and his mother is abducted, Ryan learns that his missing parents are secret agents and that he must undertake a perilous mission to rescue them. Ryan Quinn, the son of a United Nations worker, has traveled around the world but is finally settled at a great school in New York. But when his father disappears and his mother is abducted, Ryan discovers his parents actually work with an underground organization that has performed...

A dog that has just graduated from "sniffing school" advises readers what to do if they become lost in the woods, and assures them that his smart nose will lead him to where they are. Includes facts about dogs' noses.

Mia's father reads her a bedtime retelling of the story of the Nutcracker, while Mia imagines herself in the role of Clara.

In this version of the traditional song, each of the sleepers who fall, leap, bounce, or wobble out of bed when the little one says "Move over" represents a different profession.

While admiring the view of the city from his friend Edith's apartment, Stick Cat notices that Hazel, the bagel maker, is in danger across the alley, and he devises a plan to rescue her.

When Bucky Beaver see some hoboes in the woods, he thinks their way of life would be better than working all day, so his parents let him try it out for a while.