Something unsusal is happening at Tail's End Station. First, a splendid Pullman car arrives. Next, Mr Parker the Station Master receives a model railway locomotive which puzzles everybody. What is so special about a day in August? Jack The Station Cat means to find out

Six card railway tickets from the earliest days of Tail's End station are stolen. Jack the Station Cat and his friend Mr. J. Toddington Ramsbottom are in despair. Will Jack find the tickets? Do Harri P. and Overton, the otters, know anything? And what has Henry the Van got to do with it? Suitable for readers aged 7-9 years.

Jack the Station Cat is asked by 008, the Secret Service Cat, to help him find Lady Tilly, the Corris Railway's cat. Lady Tilly vanished at Jack's station, Tail's End. Can Jack find her? Perhaps Ozimandius the Owl and Harri P. Otter can help.

The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants gives children a variety of ways to fall in love with rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and structural sequence -- important building blocks for future readers. The 700 selections will help children ages 3 to 6 build a strong foundation in skills such as listening, imagination, coordination, and spatial and body awareness. In this giant book of rhythm and rhyme, you are sure to find your own childhood favorites! Book jacket.