Owl wakes up and is ready to play, but all his friends are sleeping.

When Cody is left on the front step of the Petersons' house, Lizzie and Charles refuse to stop until they have found the perfect home for Cody.

Cow, Pig, Duck, and Mouse are afraid to retrieve their ball when it goes into the dog's house, but when they do go in they are pleasantly surprised.

"Once there was a library that only opened at night. Step inside and meet the little librarian and her three assistant owls"--

Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals.

At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.

Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home.

A large, spotted animal discovers he really belongs in a circus, not a zoo.

As the sun rises, birds, horses, rabbits, flowers, bugs, and finally children get up to start their day.

"When a storm mixes up all the animal's voices, they must find a way to swap sounds!"--