Mercer Mayer

Little Critter's forgetfulness gets him in trouble with his mother on one particularly bad day.

Little Critter daydreams about what he would do to the local bully if he were Super Critter.

With the help of his dog, a little boy tries different ways to catch a very enterprising frog.

Little Critter learns quickly that lying has consequences and that telling the truth, no matter how hard, is always the right thing to do.

"Litter Critter loves being first--even if it hurts his family and friends. After several missteps, Little Critter learns that the secret to getting along is treating others the way he wants to be treated--which, in Little Critter's case, means letting someone else be first"--

The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he pipes away their children as well.

Sharing with one's little sister can be an awful bother, but it has its rewards, too.

Little Critter goes to the dentist for a checkup, and finds that going to the dentist isn't so bad.