"Strange, exciting, and interesting facts explore the wonderful world of animals"--

Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do.

Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Brontosaurus, and T-Rex each have an itch, but Dino-Mo reminds them of the sign with a very important rule: Dinosaurs do not scratch.

"For readers of Inside of a Dog and The Soul of an Octopus, a fascinating, charming, and revelatory look at the science behind why animals play that shows how life-at its most fundamental level-is playful. In Kingdom of Play, critically acclaimed science writer David Toomey takes us on a fast-paced and entertaining tour of playful animals and the scientists who study them. From octopuses on Australia's Great Barrier Reef to meerkats in the Kalahari...

A collection of stories originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his daughter, that deal with such issues as How did the Rhinoceros get his wrinkly skin? and Why won't cats come when they're called.

Elephant Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but as Gerald thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all.

Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?

"In Can I Play Too? Gerald and Piggie meet a new friend, Snake, who wants to join in a game of catch. But don't you need arms to catch?" --

Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.