When Jumbeelia, an eight-year-old giant, climbs down a beanstalk and collects some "iggly plops," the little people of children's stories, she treats them like toys, unaware that she is endangering their lives

Wanting to sail beyond its rock, a tiny snail hitches a ride on a big humpback whale and then is able to help the whale when it gets stuck in the sand

The Gruffalo's Child goes out to find the Big Bad Mouse she has heard so much about

A butterfly tries to help a lost young monkey find its mother in the jungle, meeting many different animals along the way.

The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, their families strongly disapprove. But peace is restored and love conquers all in this happiest of love stories. There's even a gorgeous purple baby to celebrate!

A duckbilled dinosaur, accidentally raised by fierce tyrannosauruses who would eat duckbills if only they could reach them, tries to be like his "family" but finally gives up, runs away, and finds a real home with others of his kind

Stick Man ends up far away from his family tree when he is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, used as a snowman's arm, and even put in a fireplace, but finally Santa Claus steps in to make sure that Stick Man and his family have a joyous Christmas

Superworm's bug friends attempt to free him from the clutches of Wizard Lizard who, having heard of Superworm's wondrous and heroic deeds, captures him and forces him to dig for treasure.

From jingling keys to grandmother's knees, there are lots of things for babies to discover and see.

Zog the dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout form a team of flying doctors, treating the kingdom's subjects; but Pearl's uncle, the king, disapproves, and locks her in the castle--until he becomes ill and discovers that only Pearl and her companions can cure him.