Byron Barton

Sam describes in loving detail his car and how he drives it.

Brief text and illustrations present a variety of trains and what they do.

A bus driver named Joe heads out on his route, stopping at one bus stop after another to pick up passengers. He picks up five dogs and five cats in all, dropping nine of them off at the plane, train, or boat. The tenth passenger, a dog, Joe takes home.

A young child thinks about what it would be like to be an astronaut and go out on a mission into space.

Briefly describes the steps in building a house.

During a busy day at the construction site, the workers use a variety of machines to knock down a building and begin constructing a new one.

When he tries to imitate a rooster, a newly-hatched chick falls in a puddle. A barnyard chick hatches out of his shell and begins to explore the world around him. He meets a big black cat, a rooster, and a frog. He learns that he cannot do things like them because of how little he is and that there is always the comfort of mom.

The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.