Here are SOME of the exciting stories in this book: Did you ever make friends with a scared raccoon?  Did you ever see a patch-eyed pirate sneaking around the backyard?  Did you ever hear a strange little girl talking to flowers?  Did you ever have a pizza party in a tree-house?  Did you ever see a young boy from a poor family writing poetry?After reading the stories, each of the rhyming poems also tells a story. Read about the swan who saved his love-mate from hungry wolves.  Read about a tough-looking rhinoceros who loved to read poetry. Read about a poor skunk who had trouble finding friends.  Read about “Stretchy” giraffe who needed help with his long neck..  Read about a little girls dolls who were left without a Mommy.  Read about two little fish who learned NEVER to nibble on worms.  Read about what kids do on rainy days when they can’t go out.  Read to learn that everyone has troubles they must learn to solve. These and many more stories and poems will keep the juvenile reader in suspense waiting to see how each one ends. All stories have beginnings that grab you… middles that hold you and endings that haunt you. Read ‘em all and find out for yourself!