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In a collection of essays, the Rooster gets married at an uproarious wedding, an estrangement occurs over a rubber vs. plastic debate, and the author gets the upper hand during a slumber party game of strip poker.

Emily, a serious girl, meets a duck who helps her see the more humorous side of life.

Amelia Bedelia entertains Mr. and Mrs. Rogers by showing them her family album and describing what her relatives do.

When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow.

Amelia Bedelia's literalness causes some problems when Mr. Rogers takes her out to practice her driving.

A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.

When the farmer is away, Zoey, believing she knows all about lambs, takes care of the new flock of babies.

Lawn Boy says: The summer I was twelve, mowing lawns with Grandpa's old riding mower turned into big business. With advice from Arnold the stockbroker, I learned all about making money. Six weeks and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, life got more complicated. You see, the prizefighter I sponsor, Joey Pow, won a big fight. And a TV interview made me famous. As Arnold says, 'Capitalism plus publicity equals monster commerce.' Even my best friends...

During a thunderstorm, the farm animals are frightened out of the barn by a monster, and only cow friends Minnie and Moo are brave enough to investigate.