Syd Hoff

When an old lighthouse keeper and his wife leave their seaside home, they find a way for their old friends, the seagulls, to find them.

From Syd Hoff, famed creator of Danny and the Dinosaur, comes this collection of three rare books: Amy's Dinosaur features a forward-looking ecological theme. When Amy and her friends take a walk in the woods, they see lots of trash but no living creatures - until they meet a dinosaur who can't stand to see the Earth endangered once again and encourages the kids to help him clean up. Dinosaur Do's and Don't's, a gentle and humorous primer on manners,...

Santa and seven of his reindeer retrace their steps to find Prancer when he doesn't return with them after making their Christmas deliveries.

Sam's mean valentine for Amy Lou goes astray at school and almost ruins the day for him and his friends.

Though he is used to the city streets, Barney's horse becomes frightened of the noisy new overhead trains.

When he gets too old to perform his act in the circus, Barkley tries to find something else to do.

Three stories in one book: In the first story, Danny is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him. In the second story, Danny and his friend the dinosaur go to summer camp together. And in the third story, six-year-old Danny invites his dinosaur friend to come to his birthday party.

When the museum is expecting a royal visitor, Danny and the dinosaur practice their manners.

When an orchestra conductor misplaces his baton and feels he can not work without it, he learns that it is his own talents, not a little stick, that make him famous.