Frank Carlson Library

As the sun rises, birds, horses, rabbits, flowers, bugs, and finally children get up to start their day.

Lyrical text relates the birth of a child in a barn among the animals, with illustrations which depict the barn and people of a twentieth-century farm.

The fur child investigates other creatures in the wild woods near his home, visits his grandfather, and goes home at dark for supper and a bedtime song with his parents.

"There were horses and sheep and goats and geese--and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn"--English bk. jkt. "Hab�ia caballos, ovejas, cabras, gansos, y un viejo espantap�ajaros recostado en su azad�on. Viv�ian todos juntos en el gran granjero rojo"--P. [4] of Spanish bk. cover.

A little tiger sings "I'm a brave little tiger, ho ho ho! I'm not afraid wherever I go!" as he makes his way through his dense jungle home. But he doesn't feel brave at all. In fact, many things scare him. But singing his song gradually helps him feel a little braver.