Clyde, a guard at Buckingham Palace, whose job is to keep wee animals from straying on to the royal grounds, gives his visiting cousins a tour of London.

"Corduroy is a bear in the toy department of a store. He does not look new because one of the buttons on his overalls is missing, but he wants a home of his own." --

A story about a toy bear who wants a pocket for himself and searches for one when he is left behind in the laundromat.

Corduroy takes little ones on a tour of his neighborhood, introducing its heroes and helpers along the way.

Norman, the doorman of a mouse hole in an art museum, uses his own art talent and finds a way to see the art treasures in the galleries upstairs.

"Dandelion overdresses for a come-as-you-are party and is turned away because the hostess does not recognize him." --

Disaster strikes two pigeons when their nest in an electric hotel sign is threatened.

An almost-six-year-old with a mass of floppy red hair tries to postpone the inevitable trip to Mr. Barberoli's barber shop.

Earl the squirrel searches for acorns in the autumn in Washington, D.C.

A praying mantis who longs to make music gets help from a spider named Debby Webster.