Jan Ormerod

With the help of his classmates, an elephant has a good first day of school.

Miss Mouse, a mischievous rag doll, takes an airplane trip to visit Granny.

Caroline Crocodile goes to a baby shop to see if she can exchange her drooly brother, but finds that the baby panda is a fussy eater, the baby elephant too squirty--and her brother has reason to drool.

Sylvie gets to attend ballet school, just like her big sister.

A boy grieves for his dead pet Mousie, helps to bury him, and begins to come to terms with his loss.

A young frog sets off to explore, even with the help of a kindly dragonfly, the frog has to jump out of some very tricky situation before he finds the perfect spot to stay in.

"With charming illustrations and rhythmic text that is perfect for reading aloud, this wonderful story about the things babies love to do will inspire endless fun, as babies always love to read about babies. Descriptions of such familiar activities as playing peek-a-boo, clapping, and banging a drum are accompanied by lively illustrations, and will inspire many imitations."--Amazon.com. Rhyming text describes a variety of things babies love to do,...