Margaret Read MacDonald

When Little Boy is frightened by a squeaky bedroom door, his grandmother brings in various animals to help him feel secure enough to sleep. Includes notes on the story's origins.

A collection of skits written by young people with instructions for performance. The skits are arranged under such categories as "Cumulative Actions, " "Silly Singers, " "Skits With Trick Endings, " "Skits From Jokes, " "Musical Ensembles, " and others.

A rooster with a magic stomach retrieves the diamond button which was stolen from him by a greedy king.

Upon finding a gold coin, a lonely woman trades it for a pig, then a succession of smaller, less troublesome pets.

A childless woman's prayers are answered by the arrival of a talking pot, but the new mother knows that Little Pot must learn right from wrong just like any child.

A simplified retelling of the classic Aesop's fable about a ball game between the birds and the animals, and Bat, who wants to play on the winning team.

A greedy cat grows enormous as he eats everything in sight, including his friends and neighbors who call him fat.

A bragging contest between Whale and Sandpiper turns into a battle over the beach and sea, until both parties realize that the beach and the sea, as well as sea creatures and shorebirds, are interdependent.