Derek Anderson

Three stories in which a little boy does everything fast, from brushing his teeth to making friends to running races.

One by one, four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck, until only Little Quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave.

Hot Rod Hamster enlists the help of his friend Dog to build a super sleek soap box racer for the Wacky Whatever Race.

When Santa is unable to make his rounds, Mrs. Claus calls on the only one who can take his place but the reindeer have doubts about whether a half-frozen, carrot-cake eater can handle the job.

A mother duck tries to persuade her five ducklings to go to sleep on a dark night.

In this rhyming, counting book, ten pigs build a very strange sandwich--until a wolf comes along and sends them running.

It's Halloween and Hot Rod Hamster is going to a party! But first, he must come up with a costume that's fun and spooky enough to win the contest.

Mira Bella mobilizes her art students, from grandmothers to children, crabs to seagulls, to stop a dastardly plan for turning the beach at Ballyhoo Bay into an exclusive resort, and offers an alternative--leave the beach as it is.

During their trail ride on all-terrain vehicles, Hot Rod Hamster and his friends stop to help Grandpa Dog and two puppies, whose vehicle has tipped over and gotten stuck in the mud.