Remember the irrepressible Eloise? Well, here is Olivia, her porcine counterpart, a high-energy pig-child, with a superlative bent. Oversize pictures reflect her fascinating oversize personality. What's black and white with dollops of her favorite red all over? Olivia forever!

Discover the numbers in these clever cut paper illustrations by Suse MacDonald. Follow the wise old owl with her numbered wings as she flies through the pages encountering animals whose shapes conceal the numbers from one to ten.

In this version of an old favorite the farmer falls down the dell and the other characters form a human chain to rescue him as the child takes the dog, the dog takes the cat, the cat takes the rat, etc. The rescue ends with a merry dance which ends as the farmer slips over the edge and tumbles down once again.

"Someday Otis you will like the mud" both his father and mother say to him, but Otis is one little piggy who would rather be spotlessly pink. Lonely Otis searches for a friend and finally finds a most unlikely companion.

No one could have guessed that Darby, a lively and affectionate English bull terrier pup, would consume everything in site while working his way into the hearts of the Bell family. Just as they are ready to give up, Darby's propensity for chewing saves the day.