When Max the duck decides to stay behind when his flock flies south, Irene invites him to stay with her and her pets for the winter.

Maxwell Duck is trying to invent a soup that everyone will remember him for, but when he goes out to look for the missing ingredient and his friends show up, they think he has fallen into the soup.

Max the duck volunteers to help babysit for puppy Anabel, unaware of all the mischief a puppy can get into

Eddie's love of spaghetti turns him into a hero when he not only solve's neighbors' problems through ingenious use of noodles, but stops a robber cold with a well-thrown meatball.

Harriet the hamster is desperate to be adopted, so she gives her sister Patricia and herself glamorous makeovers in hopes they will get more attention when Hamster World has its huge annual sale.

"It's showtime on Old Mac Donald's Farm! The barnyard animals are putting on a play--a farm version of "The House That Jack Built"-- but other animals keep taking the stage and interrupting the production. First some rambunctious monkeys, then breakdancing kangaroos . . . there's even a pair of singing elephants. Everyone knows that monkeys, kangaroos, and elephants do NOT belong on a farm . . . so what to do?"--Amazon.

The fearsome knight Horace tries to prove to his niece that he is as good as his brother, the King, while all she really wants is someone to help her stop missing her father.

A child describes his father, who is loving, supportive, caring and fun.

Max the duck has a giant case of spring fever, so when Irene goes out for the day and leaves Max in charge, things get a little quacky.

In rhyming text reminiscent of the traditional song, "If you're happy and you know it," presents various animals that are hoppy, sloppy, growly, flappy, or slimy, scaly and mean.