Cranston Public Library

A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.

Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

A huge, wild cat faces new dangers when he moves from his marshland home to a barn during the winter months.

A silly goose mistakes a mouse for a fox until the real fox arrives and sets her straight.

One by one, a number of people of varying ages and background transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.

Alex doesn't want an ordinary pet, he wants a dinosaur.

When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them. "Un día, en la escuela, Duncan encontró un montón de cartas para él. Eran sus crayones que, molestos por el trato que recibían, decidieron escribir cartas como ultimátum para Duncan. Crayón Beige está cansado de ser el segundón de Crayón Café; Crayón Negro quiere ser usado para algo más que los contornos;...

A young chimp declares his love for all kinds of books, from funny books and scary books to song books and strange books.

As Lily and her brother Billy play together, whatever Lily's doll does Billy's teddy bear wants to do too.