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A narrator sets out to prove that there is nothing like a puffin but discovers that many things, including a newspaper and a helicopter, are a little bit like one and that a penguin is very much like a puffin.

Mimi expresses her frustrations with being so small in a big world, until she is introduced to the new addition to her family who is even smaller than her.

"Compares various big objects to smaller objects in unique, illustrated ways"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces young children to the language of comparison, synonyms, and antonyms, and features pictures of animals in all shapes and sizes.

Albert the mouse wants to make sure that his big sister Wanda never gets more of anything, so he carefully keeps score and learns a lesson about fairness. Math concept: comparing numbers.

As the smallest mouse, Albert gets the smallest bag when he collects fruit in the People Kitchen with his sister, Wanda, and Cousin Pete, but he wants to carry more than just a blueberry so he makes a bigger bag. Introduces the concept of comparing sizes.

Uses photographs of animals, including dogs, cats, and giraffes, to teach varying size.

The CATegorical Cats are here to help young readers figure out what comparatives and superlatives are--such as "hotter" versus "colder," or "new" to "newer" and then "newest"--offering examples through the cats' antics.

Camden loves to play basketball with his mother, and while he plays he wonders if he dribbles better than an ostrich, runs faster than a cheetah or jumps as high as a frog.

Introduces "up" and "down" as opposite concepts and describes animals that live "up" and animals that live "down."