David McPhail

Surrounded by parents and siblings with remarkable talents, Sam yearns to be good at something himself, and finds his own special niche when he discovers the pleasures of painting.

"A rhyming story of love for family, friends, nature, and pets."--Publisher's description.

A veces los hermanos son distintos. A veces se parecen. Hay días que se llevan bien. ¡Y otros días no! Pero sí están de acuerdo en algo: Los hermanos permanecen juntos. Siempre. Although two brothers are different in many ways, they are alike, too--most importantly, in their love for each other.

"Everyone in Sam's family could do something special. Everyone but Sam." His siblings all have their talents, his parents and grandmother are all good at something, even his dog can do a special trick! Sam tries and tries to follow in the footsteps of his siblings, but he can't seem to be able to succeed at anything--he even sets his brother's computer on fire! Sam feels like a failure, but he soon discovers that what makes him unique is being able...

A boy and a bear find a Star Baby in their back yard and try to fix its spaceship so that it can return to its mother.

While waiting to have his picture taken, Pig Pig practices saying "Cheese" as he looks through a photo album and is amazed at the outcome.

"Truffle, a small dog, was born and raised on a farm, where he was put in charge of keeping the rats out of the barn, and the badgers out of the fields. Truffle enjoyed his work, but he felt that something was missing in his life. So Truffle left the farm to search for those missing pieces. This is that story."--

One quiet spring morning, a young boy uses his magic pencil to draw an old-fashioned passenger train and then finds himself among an odd assortment of passengers in the middle of a train robbery.

A naive young raccoon leaves his unhappy home to make his way in the world.