Frank Carlson Library

Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, tries to find out who is stealing feed out of the feed shed. When Slim sets a live animal trap, Hank decides to check it out, only to find himself trapped.

When Chester tells his mother about the school bully, she asks him to gather his friends to hear a story about getting along with people who are prickly.

The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.

Upon waking up after hibernation, a group of forest animals discover that a tall hedge has appeared out of nowhere, half their forest is gone, and they have little to no food left. Their leader Verne, a nervous turtle, suggests they must adapt. Newcomer RJ the raccoon gives them another option: go over the hedge and get food from the humans! The other forest animals quickly give in to RJ's blandishments, sneaking into the human world to get all the...

Photographs and text introduce the physical characteristics and habits of the raccoon.

Surrounded by parents and siblings with remarkable talents, Sam yearns to be good at something himself, and finds his own special niche when he discovers the pleasures of painting.

Chester Raccoon is worried that his mother does not have enough love for both him and his new baby brother.

A scheming raccoon named RJ tricks a family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food by invading the new suburban sprawl that sprang up while the family was hibernating. Although the family's cautious leader, Verne the turtle, urges wary of potential danger, the rest of the family eagerly dives into the world of junk food.

Roy Raccoon gets his paw caught in a log. Mama Raccoon tells Roy that she will have to chew off his paw so he will get free. Includes facts about the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and predators of the raccoon.