When Mr. and Mrs. Peabody invite a guest to dinner, Maybelle the cockroach, who lives under their refrigerator, ignores the warnings of Henry the flea to be sensible and ends up "splashing" into a big adventure.

"This lyrical picture book follows one boy's early morning bus ride to school and the many things he observes"--

Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.

A very curious bear asks his parent questions about all the things they see and do all day long.

"¿Por qu? las rosas tienen pinchitos? ¿Por qu? en la nariz hay tantos pelitos? Ada Magn?fica tiene la cabeza llena de preguntas. Como sus compa?eros de clase Pedro y Rosa, Ada siempre ha sentido una curiosidad insaciable. Pero cuando lleva demasiado lejos sus exploraciones y sus complicados experimentos cient?ficos, sus padres se cansan y la mandan al rinc?n de pensar. ¿Tanto pensar le har? cambiar de opini?n?"--Page [4] of cover.

Because of his curiosity about what the crocodile has for dinner, a little elephant and all elephants thereafter have long trunks.

An inquisitive bear discovers the wonders of the world around him in this picture book that celebrates curiosity, asking questions, and being true to yourself.

A daughter interrupts her father's work to ask him who invented things from paper to the sun to sadness, and the father tries to give her a reasonable answer in each case.

Offers congratulations and encouragement to a curious monkey who has accomplished much.

Ginny tries to reach and open a box using a chair, then a grappling hook, then a catapult, while the narrator suggests ways to keep her away from it.