Twelve cats inhabit one household in this charming tale. "A cat's paradise and certainly enjoyable for young counters and catlovers".--The Horn Book.

Anna's father finally lets her keep her cat's newborn kittens when she cleverly gets them out from underfoot by building a "kitten castle", using all sorts of objects from around the house. Teaches the math concept of geometry and shapes. Full-color illustrations.

Pepper and Jake love herding sheep in the little valley where they live. But there's a problem-- a big problem. Urk, a giant who lives on a nearby mountain, is big and stinky and doesn't care that dumping dirty laundry water in the nearby stream causes a flood down below every single week. So Pepper and Jake hike to Urk's mountaintop lair to confront him. But there's no reasoning with a giant, especially one who gives cryptic puzzles to solve. If the kids can solve it, Urk will move away. If not, Pepper and Jake (and their sheep) will be the featured ingredients in Urk's next bowl of smelly...