"Once, in a house on Egypt Street there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp,...

Nancy's failure to pay attention gets her into trouble when she bakes cupcakes for the school bake sale.

Little Elephant uses his big ears to listen to his parents.

Larryboy, a heroic cucumber with plunger ears, comes to the rescue when Alvin the Onion unleashes the awful ear wacks to interfere with being a good listener.

In this retelling of an old English folktale featuring birds native to the U.S., Magpie patiently explains to the other birds how to build a nest. Some birds are impatient and fly off without listening to all the directions, however, and that is why, to this day, birds' nests come in all different shapes and sizes. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.

When Detective Larry and his partner Bob investigate why Junior Asparagus has been getting such bad grades in school, Larry learns about the importance of listening.

Percy the giraffe learns the importance of listening to parents, teachers, and friends.

After a day of picking cotton in late 1860, Ella May, a young slave, joins her friends Bobby and Sue at their second job of listening outside the windows of their master's house for useful information.

A young girl has a lot of fun making noise, but then she takes the time to really listen to the world around her.

"In this simple story belonging to the second level of Herbster Readers, young Herbie must learn to sit quietly to hear his favorite stories"--Provided by publisher.