Gideon is a small gosling who likes to play so much that he will not stop to take a nap.

A boy and a girl are frightened when a big spaceship lands in their back yard and the little blue-skinned boy who emerges tells them to come close, but it soon becomes clear that he is just looking for friends on Earth.

Henry's drum practice at home is too loud so he goes outside and when he sees his friends playing jump rope he figures out a way to play drums and play with his friends.

Zoo animals explain how they enjoy themselves after the last humans have departed. Tenth in a series of 15 rhyming stories developed to help children learn to read. Each book is designed for an adult and child to read together and introduces new letters or reading patterns and reinforces material from previous books. Includes puzzles to reinforce new skills, and guidance notes on reading with children.

"Identical twins Ling and Ting like to be silly, tell jokes, and laugh together"--

Twin sisters Ling and Ting have fun together playing in all kinds of weather.