Late one winter night, Mouse discovers new sights, smells, and tastes: sweet and sparkly cookies, jingly and glinty bells, and lots of boxy and ribbony presents. Mouse doesn't know what any of it means, until a whiskery and jolly guest arrives with a very special holiday message.
The whole castle is busy, preparing for a grand tournament. Prince Max is pretending to be a knight with his friends. They tell Princess Alice she can't play because only boys can be knights. She is not pleased.
This delightful picture book of the popular farmyard tales story the old steam train secret has been especially written for children who are just beginning to read.
D.W. wants to wear glasses, just like her big brother, Arthur. After Arthur explains that without his glasses a hat looks like a bat and some string looks like a ring duck, D.W. sets out to prove that everything looks funny to her, too. Finally, Arthur finds a way to make his sister see the situation a bit more clearly!