Bill Peet

The Wump World is an unspoiled place until huge monsters bring hordes of tiny creatures from the planet Pollutus.

Cyrus, a shy and friendly serpent, finally realizes his ambition by heroically helping some voyagers through a storm and foiling some dastardly pirates.

For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave he can at least act brave.

The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.

Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.

After a mean, selfish crab is rescued by a boy, the crab searches for a way to repay the kindness.

A cat and her home, an old car in a junkyard, suddenly find themselves on the road with a reckless, frenzied travelling salesman at the wheel.

When Prewitt's shamefully scraggly tail develops the appearance of a scary greeneyed monster, the other peacocks decide it has to go.

Zella the zebra helps Zack the ostrich when he is young and helpless and when he grows up Zack returns the favor by saving Zella's young offspring from a lion.