Did you ever wonder who rides the zoo train early in the morning? Climb aboard and join the mischievous, sleepy, and playful baby animals on their way to the children’s zoo. The engineer has to get them there before the first busload of children arrives . . . but these baby animals just want to have fun! This delightful adventure full of mishaps, daring rescues, and a runaway red balloon has a cumulative text and playful animal noises that will have readers singing along--if they’re not racing to the zoo to ride the train themselves.
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Louie the pig doesn’t love school, and school doesn’t love him. He draws when he should be studying, and the other pigs taunt him for falling behind. But he keeps drawing—mostly pictures of his mother’s childhood in Paris: the convent school where she grew up, where all the girls walked in two straight lines . . .

Children around the world know how the story ends, but here’s a story about how it all began. In a stunning new style, Will Hillenbrand presents a unique, creative interpretation of the childhood Ludwig Bemelmans, a little artist who started his life misunderstood—but ended up one of the most celebrated children’s book creators of all time....

Join Will Hillenbrand's group of mischievous, playful, and sleepy baby animals on their way to the children's zoo. You'd better hurry, though . . . they can't be late to greet the first busload of children!
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A young chicken learns to crow the good news of baby Jesus's birth....