Mercer Mayer

Sharing with one's little sister can be an awful bother, but it has its rewards, too.

"Little Critter has a musical hobby... and it's noisy! He's excited about his new drums, and this means playing them everywhere. But Little Critter soon realizes that he might need just a few more lessons before he's ready for his own rock-and-roll band!" -- [p.4] of cover.

A little girl copes with a variety of animals who try to take over her things and order her about.

"Meet Little Critter--and all his pets!"--Page [4] of cover.

Little Critter's forgetfulness gets him in trouble with his mother on one particularly bad day.

Even though Puppy misbehaves, he makes a wonderful pet.

Little Critter does his enthusiastic best to help his babysitter, although his efforts frequently make a bad situation worse.

Having stowed away in a pocket, Frog wreaks havoc and creates disgrace for the family at the posh restaurant where they are having dinner.

When a new kid, H. H., moves into town, Little Critter is jealous of him because he has lots of toys, a swimming pool, and a maid, but after H.H. visits Little Critter's house, Little Critter sees how thankful he should be for his family.

At bedtime a boy confronts the nightmare in his closet and finds him not so terrifying after all.