Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

Peter wants a pet, which is a perfect little pig. He doesn't want a good little pig, nor a bad little pig. He wants a good little bad little pig. His mom writes a farmer a letter ... Does Peter get his pig?

A little dog who has a cold stays indoors all day and listens to the sounds of housecleaning, meals being eaten, and the wind and rain beating on the window pane.

In brief rhyming text, lists all the types of insects the narrator likes.

As the day comes to a close, various animals and a small child wind down their activities and go to sleep.

When snow falls, the animals stay home; when it stops, they come out to play; and when it melts, it is spring!

A little dog named Muffin is awakened by a tiny noise that sends him on a search to find out what it is.

Verses describe the holes that a mole, dog, worm, and rabbit dig, but none can compare with the work of a man and his steam shovel.

In brief rhyming text, lists all the types of fish the narrator likes.

A little bunny delights in all the familiar things in his daily life.