Calling All Kids #1

Marco Polo Bear and his helper Bobby Beaver set out on a magic-rug adventure to Switzerland, where Marco insists on climbing mountains while Bobby keeps pestering him about one simple question: why does Swiss cheese have holes? Along the way, they meet local guides, tackle a ski slope, visit a dairy farm, and lend a hand to a Swiss family with a rather unusual roofing problem. By journey's end, Bobby finally gets the answer he's been looking for—and Marco learns that sometimes the best trips come with unexpected lessons.

A vain prince who scorns an ugly old man and his pony learns a harsh lesson when he's transformed into an ugly pony himself—and condemned to remain that way until a princess calls him her dearest friend. Separated from his new friend Hans, the pony finds himself at a distant castle, where a twist of fate brings him close to the king's youngest daughter and an unexpected chance at redemption. This timeless fairy tale explores what truly matters when pride meets magic.

Pug and Curly take the shortcut to easy nuts when they spot someone giving them away for free at the Frozen Pond Frolics—but their scheme to sweet-talk their way to a stash goes hilariously wrong, sending them on a wild chase across ice and frozen brooks. When their bumbling efforts finally catch up with a boy and his lost boat full of nuts, they discover that the hard-earned way might've been easier after all.

It's Tommy's first fishing trip with his father, and his brand-new willow-branch pole seems destined for adventure—until a massive fish puts up such a wild fight that the pole goes drifting away downstream. Months later, when Tommy returns to the woods with his family, he stumbles upon an astonishing discovery that reveals exactly what became of his lost pole.

A collection of white flowers wishes for colors like the butterflies and birds around them—and when a storm brings a rainbow overhead, a gust of wind sends the rainbow's hues cascading down to paint each flower in its own vibrant shade. This charming tale from 1944 shows how roses turned red, tiger lilies orange, daffodils yellow, and more, with a coloring activity so young readers can finish the garden themselves.