Barbara Derubertis

Joey Goat loves to play tricks on his animals fiends, but finally he learns that a joke is only fun if everyone enjoys it.

Bad experiences with a bully make Wally the Walrus balk at going to school before he learns to call upon his natural abilities to prove himself.

Neighbors Perky Otter and hard-working Bert the Beaver seem to be complete opposites until Perky learns that work is not all drudgery and her neighbor learns that play can actually be fun.

Zachary Zebra has had a blitz of bad luck, but after concerned classmates at Alpha Betty's school ask if he is getting enough sleep and a good breakfast, he makes a change that brings back his zippety zoom.

Suzy Mule follows her friend Bruce the Goose on his way south, and when they arrive at Stu's Dude Ranch in the desert they decide to stay.

Rooney 'Roo is a rather solitary kangaroo until he learns to share his love of reading with a friend.

Although she is not the biggest or strongest or fastest zebra, Zely practices very hard, with the help of Speedy Cheetah, and wins a spot on the Zebra All Star Racing Team.

Max the Rat steals Patty Cat's bat.

While pondering how to buy her mother a birthday present with no money, Deena find a penny and follows a process of discovery about how pennies add up to nickels, which add up to dimes, all the way up to four quarters making a dollar.

An aardvark who longs to travel far takes a trip downriver on a barge and has quite an adventurous journey, before deciding that she will be glad to return home to her ant farm.