A rhyming text explains from A to Z, which common items around the house can be turned into the dark, crumbly stuff we call "compost stew". The collage illustrations are made from some of those items to help make the point. There's a note at the end of the text listing things that are not suitable for adding to the compost bin

Illustrations and brief rhyming text depict police officers responding to a variety of situations, from a broken traffic light to a robbery.

Five hungry sheep discover that a teashop may not be the best place for them to eat.

Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world. Written in rhyme, this is a clever story about the scientific mind, and approach to finding answers.

A youngster plans all the things he will teach his puppy.

As darkness falls in the forest, animals hoot, chirp, whirr, and bark, lulling drowsy children to sleep.

A volume of three playful tales about an irrepressible young pig follows his whimsical antics as he precociously endeavors to prove that he is the smartest, messiest, and silliest pig anywhere.

Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life.

Baby and his family make some jazzy music.

In the rhythm of the folk song "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," a child who loves to paint the walls and everything else he sees cannot resist adding one more dab of paint to some surprising places.