Lori Lohstoeter

When he finds that he cannot croak, jump, or swim like the frog he meets at the pond, Field Mouse wonders if they can be friends.

Though little Reina has promised not to swim in the waves during her first trip to the ocean, it becomes intolerable for her to keep that promise as her cousins frolic in the water--and then she finds a solution to her problem.

Who's that singing in the trees and fields? Push the button to hear the sound. Pull the tab to see the bird. Lift the flap to learn about it.

Relates how the leopard got his spotted coat in order to hunt the animals in the dappled shadows of the forest.