New Releases by Bill Peet

Eleanor the elephant, a retired circus star, finds a new career as the resident artist in the city zoo. "A tender and funny fantasy, sure to be as popular as his previous books, some twenty-five award winners." -- Publishers Weekly

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

A country pigeon is talked into visiting a city park by a sparrow. After he injures a wing he is helped home by the sparrow and his friends.

Although he comes from a fierce family, Drufus is a good dragon undeserving of the price the king puts on his head.

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

A disgruntled pig sets his sights on being more than something to eat.

Sparky, a city sparrow, convinces Homer, a simple farm pigeon, that he should leave his dull country life and go to Mammoth City.

When building machinery moves into their woodland home, the animal inhabitants of Shady Glade must search for a new place to live.