A story of Pete the Pig's heartwarming adventures, overcoming life's challenges, and hard times...

Pete is no ordinary pig: he's purple instead of pink, he likes to take baths, and every night he flies around the world, visiting big cities.

Ever heard of a picky-eating PIG?! Pete loves PB&J, but will he ever try something new?

Pete is a perfectly predictable, practical, uncomplicated pig. At least, he was . . . before a runaway circus elephant named Pickles stampeded into his life, needing a friend. Pickles is larger than life and overflowing with imagination. She takes Pete swandiving off Niagara Falls. (Sort of.) And sledding down the Matterhorn. (Sort of.) Pete goes along for the wild ride and actually begins to enjoy himself . . . until Pickles goes too far. And Pete tells her she must leave. Yet sometimes the simple life isn?t all it?s cracked up to be. Pulitzer Prize?winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed offers two new irresistible characters and a heartfelt, hilarious look at the rarity of true friendship.

A Childrens Story Collection is a book of stories for children from ages 4 to 13. There are stories about birds and animals and there are stories about school and some of the adventurous things that the author did as a child. Several of the stories are from his book Life on Pigeon Creek. Many of these stories from Life on Pigeon Creek were published in local newspapers when the author was an Outdoor Columnist. Two of the stories have been in a humorous childrens book that was published a few years ago. Included in this book are also two short stage plays: The Grumbling Grasshopper and The Eagle and the Hummingbird. There are riddles and jokes about animals, bugs, and trees. There is even a game where you cannot get a wrong answer only a funny one. There are a few tiny nursery rhymes for the very young and then there are stories that will even make adults laugh. One story, The Cowfly, was written after the authors son, Elijah, came up with the idea. Elijah was ten years old at the time and even did most of the artwork for his story. It is also included.