A young girl forced to work and work while her stepsisters are lazy gets a magical chance to go to the ball, where she loses one of her glass slippers and catches the eye of the prince.

Grover worries page by page about meeting the monster at the end of this book. Many, many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page-for fear of a monster at the end of the book. "Oh, I am so embarrassed," he says on the last page ... for, of course, the monster is Grover himself! ...

A little girl at play can fly like a bird, moo like a cow, and squirm like a worm.

On his way to visit Snuffy, who is sick in bed with the sniffles, Big Bird gets loaded with presents from other well-wishing Muppets and barely makes it to Snuffy's bedside.

Labeled pictures introduce the members of the Cat family, their good friend Lowly Worm, their house, their food, and their drives downtown, to the airport, and to the harbor.

A little calf who longs to fly like Santa's reindeer unselfishly gives her Christmas voice to Billy.

A puppy who is always late coming home finds one night that there is no dessert for him.

A dog that has always wanted to go to sea finally realizes his dream.