A trip to the beach with Grandma provides lots of fun and surprises.

All the many things a young child can do independently are demonstrated, (tying shoes, riding bike, kicking ball), but there is one thing one cannot do alone.

When no one will play with Little Critter one day, he uses his imagination to find new friends, including a mouse, a frog, and a spider. Includes activities.

Although Little Critter does not win any games at the field day at school, his friends cheer for him anyway.

Little Critter and his family observe various animals at the zoo.

When Little Critter's friends are too busy to join him in his new tree house, he finally asks Little Sister to play with him.

While visiting his grandparents at their farm, Little Critter helps by gathering the eggs, feeding the goats, riding a horse, and doing other fun jobs. Includes activities.

Little Critter and his classmates go on a field trip to the science museum.

When Mom and Dad tell Little Critter they have exciting news, he thinks they mean getting a dog--not moving to a new house! Will he be able to bring his sandbox? What if he has to go to a new school full of bullies? What if his new next-door neighbors are monsters? Eventually, Little Critter learns moving is not so bad after all...

"When a big storm passes over their house, Little Critter and his family lose power! What will they do without it?"--Page [4] of cover.