Daniel Ivanick
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
Known as the Thanksgiving Address, this Native American good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift - from the moon and the stars to the tiniest blade of grass.
Three Cheers for Catherine the Great!
Sara's feisty Russian grandmother asks for "no presents" for her birthday - and gets them - one from each neighbor, one from Mama and a special one from Sara to teach Grandma to read and write English.
Joey Runs Away
Joey, a young kangaroo, tired of his mother's complaints about his messy room in her pouch, decides to run away. While Joey searches for a new home, word gets around that his mother has an empty room.
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
There's a lot to learn for the thirty-two new students - 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 premolars and 12 molars - at Dr. Flossman's Tooth School. He has his hands full showing each student how to floss, care for the gums, and avoid the ultimate tragedy...tooth decay!
Arnie the Doughnut
Arnie Looks like an average doughnut, made by one of the best bakeries in town. When Mr. Bing buys him and brings him home to his breakfast table, however, Arnie realizes his carefree days are about to end...unless he persuades Mr. Bing that a doughnut can be more than just a snack.
Goose
A baby goose, adopted by birth by a family of woodchucks, feels like an outcast in everything she does until she discovers - all by herself - that she can fly.
Trashy Town
Hats off to Mr. Gilly, the always smiling, ever energetic trash man who dumps it in, smashes it down and drives around the Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage. Follow Mr. Gilly from morning till evening when he's the only thing left to clean up.
The Scrambled States of America
Disenchanted with their fixed places on the map, the states swap spots in hopes that each can get to see a different part of the country and do something different for a change.
Danny and the Dinosaur
This is the story of a boy's friendship with a dinosaur and how they spend one happy day together.
Joey Runs Away
Joey, a young kangaroo, tired of his mother's complaints about his messy room in her pouch, decides to run away. While Joey searches for a new home, word gets around that his mother has an empty room.
The Caterpillar and the Polliwog
Impressed by the proud caterpillar's boast that she will turn into a butterfly when she grows up, a polliwog determines to watch the caterpillar very carefully and turn into a butterfly too.
Happy Birthday, Moon
A bear buys the moon a beautiful present after he learns the moon has the same birthday. A gentle celebration of love and friendship.