An assortment of 10 modern day fables and six songs, starring a variety of animals including: Cockroaches, sheep, birds, beavers, starlings, ants, meerkats, mosquitoes, and turtles For 5 year olds of any age. These are well worth reading and listening to! Featuring the following fun fables: Christopher the Cockroach Mulls over and comes to terms with the deforestation and depletion of the zzone layer A Walk in Wanstead Park Briefly explaining about the wonders of nature Shamus the Sheep Shamus is saved by the sense of smell of a sheep dog during a snow blizzard The Bird from Crete Realizes he is not a pigeon or a duck and has to change how he walks Boris the Beaver So absorbed building his dam he doesn't see a predatory cougar and is saved by a grizzly Sly the Starling Becomes unhappy and disorientated when he rejects being part of a flock of starlings The Sensitive Ant Learns that being an ant is being part of an army Martin the Meerkat Discovers that he needs others as he is nearly taken by a lethal falcon The Greedy Mosquito Loses his life due to arrogance Tim the Turtle Is saved from attack by his wonderful shell