“Mice are not scared,” said Big Mouse. “Mice are big and brave like me.” And Big Mouse puffed himself up so much, he nearly popped out of his skin. But when Big Mouse peeped out of the hole, he saw a fat, furry tail and claws on paws . . .

Granny McQueen loved popcorn. She loved it so much, she bought a popcorn machine. Now she could make more popcorn when she wanted. But one day, Granny McQueen pulled the lever on her popcorn machine all the way down. Oh no, Granny McQueen, what have you done?

Frizzle was a fire dog. He loved riding on the fire truck, but he was frightened of the angry flamesand puffy smoke. One day, the fire truck went off without him, but Frizzle wasn’t staying behind. Hewas a fire dog. Wasn’t he?

Grandpa Grundy loved jellybeans. Every time he plopped one in his mouth, he patted his wiggly, jiggly tummy and said, “Yum! Yum, yum, yummy!” One night, only one jellybean was left in the jellybean jar.“Well, pop my buttons,” said Grandpa Grundy. “One jellybean! I can’t eat that.” Then Grandpa Grundy got a fantastic idea . . .

One day, Molly Moo Loo saw a gate open, and she thought to herself, “I need to have an adventure.” So out the gate she went. When the big black bull saw Molly Moo Loo, he wanted to go, too. And so did the long-legged horse and a bunch of woolly sheep. None of them knew where they were going, except Molly Moo Loo. She was having an adventure.

Squitty Fish lived deep down under the sea, where it is dark as night, and scary creatures drift about. The scariest creature of all was the ugly orange octopus. Can Squitty Fish stay out of his way?

Beebee was a bear with fuzzy-wuzzy, curly-wurly orange hair. Baxter took Beebee with him everywhere in a grasshopper green backpack. But one day when Baxter and his dad were getting off the bus, the grasshopper green backpack tipped over and Beebee fell out. “Stop!” shouted Baxter. But the bus didn’t stop.

Ruby Blair with the spiky red hair loved her spotty, dotty pajamas. She loved to wear them everywhere! Everyone would stare at Ruby Blair with the spiky red hair. But Ruby Blair didn’t care!

Mr. Grizzle is grumpy with everything and everyone. He scowls and growls and he huffs and puffs in a grouchy grump. But Beatrix has an idea. She knows what Mr. Grizzle needs

Bubba Kanga loves jumping along in his mother’s pouch. But one day she jumps so high, Bubba Kanga bumps right out! Look out, Bubba Kanga! Here comes Sneaky Snake …

Big Bubba Hippo lives in the Ringting River with Big Papa Hippo and Big Mama Hippo. One day, when Big Bubba doesn’t listen to his mama and his papa, he gets into big trouble!

Isabella Buckarella was a princess. She lived in a beautiful, big palace with her father, the King. The King wanted Isabella to wear a silly frilly dress, a silly frilly coat, and snappy strappy shoes. But Isabella liked to wear raggy baggy pants, a raggy taggy shirt, and flippy floppy shoes. And she liked to go looking for worms.