Jack Kent

Impressed by the proud caterpillar's boast that she will turn into a butterfly when she grows up, a polliwog determines to watch the caterpillar very carefully and turn into a butterfly too.

Little Nina, after wishing hard, suddenly becomes as big as a grown-up and gets to experience their viewpoint, as the adults in her life become knee-high.

A robin who has eaten until he looks more like a ball than a bird finds when fall comes that he can only walk south while the other robins fly.

Four incredible and hilarious stories about animals and the things they do. Stories include beloved The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash, the story about what happens when a boy brings his pet boa constrictor on a class trip to the farm! Other stories include Doctor De Soto; Flossie & the Fox; First the Egg; What Do You Do With a Tail Like This; and Joey Runs Away.