Jackie Urbanovic

When Max the duck decides to stay behind when his flock flies south, Irene invites him to stay with her and her pets for the winter.

Max wants to feel needed, but no one wants his help with anything. Then his aunts show up for a visit-and they need his help with everything. Between making their snacks, running their baths, fixing their appliances, and preparing their beds, Max is exhausted. Will they ever leave so Max can get back to relaxing?

Irene and her menagerie of pets, including Max the duck, take in an alligator who has run away from the zoo, in spite of grave concerns about his voracious appetite.

"The scarecrow from Old MacDonald's farm narrates an Animal Theater production of 'The House that Jack Built,' but animals that do not belong on a farm keep upstaging him." --

Max the duck has a giant case of spring fever, so when Irene goes out for the day and leaves Max in charge, things get a little... quacky.

A handbook for kids with learning disabilities. Discusses different types of disorders, programs at school, coping with negativefeelings, and making friends. Includes a section for parents and teachers.

Grandma Lena grows a turnip so big that it takes her entire family pull it up and half of the town to eat it. Includes a note about cooking "soul food."

Lonely Platypus tries looking for animals to play with, but he cannot find where he belongs until he happens upon the seashore.

Harriet the hamster is desperate to be adopted, so she gives her sister Patricia and herself glamorous makeovers in hopes they will get more attention when Hamster World has its huge annual sale.