Janet Pedersen

As Millie the cow watches, an artist paints pictures of some of the other meadow creatures--and finally a picture of her as well.

Millie the cow is awake early in the morning but waits until she hears the other animals making noise before she joins them in play.

When Jake was three years old at Miss Lulu's Danity Diaper Day Care Center, what did he know about bullies? Nothing. But he learned fast--too fast! Why? Because Jake is kind of smart, and he's not a tattletale, and he doesn't have a big brother to protect him..."

Pairs of rhyming verses show that such things in the natural world as weeds, a breeze, sand, and ice can be seen both positively and negatively.

Jake is tired of his copycat little brother Pete, until the day when Pete's help is required in the rescuing of Jake's cat.

Mouse friends Mildred and Ed, pulled apart by different interests, find that they can successfully do some things together and other things separately.

Happy to have some companionship, Sophie bakes bread for visiting birds, but finds she has a problem when they will not leave.

"After a summer with Grandma in Euador and an encounter with Frozey the Polar Bear at the zoo, Josie decides it's time to take action on global warming. Her first idea for Going Green is to organize her grade to drive less by forming the Fourth Grade Bike Brigade. Best friends Matt and Lizzy, along with her brother Damien and other characters from the neighborhood go along for the ride. But not everyone is in favor of the plan, and trouble begins...