Mercer Mayer

Little Critter does his enthusiastic best to help his babysitter, although his efforts frequently make a bad situation worse.

"With a little guidance from Little Critter, learning to help others can be fun. Whether picking apples of baking a pie, helping someone else makes you feel good. Eating the pie is even better"--Back cover.

Finding Little Sister acting selfish, fussy, and grumpy and refusing to go to sleep, Little Critter tells her four bedtime stories in which the characters reflect her bad behavior.

Hoping to participate in the Critterville Kite Flying Contest, Little Critter busily attempts to fly a kite and finds the activity more challenging than anticipated.

On a walk in the park with his friends, Frog decides to do some exploring on his own.

"Little Critter watches in wonder as Santa Claus visits his house fand fills his stocking with gifts in this delightful retelling of the Christmas classic"--P. [4] of cover.