New Releases by Bill Peet

Cyrus a shy and friendly serpent, finally realizes his ambition by heroically helping some voyagers though a storm and foiling some dastardly pirates.

Dudley the rooster''s ability to make the sun rise with his crowing is questioned by a spiteful goose, whose malice almost destroys the popular rooster.

The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.

For the flightless birds on the island of Kookatumdee, the ploppa tree is their only source of food. When Jed grabs more than his share of ploppolop, little Quentin goes to battle against the oversized bully. Full color.

Pamela Camel isn''t much of a circus performer, but preventing a train from derailing makes her a hero.

The author describes the spring and summer his family adopts a large South American rodent for a pet.

The smallest creatures of Knotty Pine Forest avert the horrors of the hunting season in a very "sportsgnatlike" way.

For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn''t brave, he can at least act bravely.

Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch. "Another animal fantasy that children will enjoy again and again".--Booklist.

Scamp wishes to be a famous horse like Palomar on the next farm.

Wishing to be a bird, a little boy learns that there are benefits and drawbacks to every condition and that being a little boy may be the best of all. "A great favorite of young readers, for very good reasons, Peet is at his most inventive and astonishing best in his new book." -- Publishers Weekly

Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy train, Katy wishes for some way to escape the endless track.

When Prewitt''s tail feathers grow to resemble a monstrous face, the other peacocks banish him from the flock.

The animals come to Hubert''s aid when a spark ignites his hair. Recounted in rollicking rhyming verse.

A proud but decrepit lion learns a lesson about friendship from the vultures he despises.

Cyrus, a shy and friendly serpent, finally realizes his ambition by heroically helping some voyagers through a storm and foiling some dastardly pirates.

Unhappy about the noise and clutter of the city, a squirrel travels west to find peace and quiet in the forest of giant trees he has heard about. "Enjoyable to the last second." -- Children''s Book Review Service

Santa adopts a plastic toy sack and paints his sleigh psychedelic colors only to discover he has destroyed a magic necessary to Christmas.

After a mean, selfish crab is rescued by a boy, the crab searches for a way to repay the kindness. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

An extremely large rabbit has trouble hiding from the hunters.