On the first day of spring Pig sets out to have a picnic by the pond, meets Goose, and so discovers a new friend.

Billy buys a doughnut and ties it to his belt with a string while walking down Main Street, and unwittingly sets off a chain of events that amazes and delights the entire town.

THE HOUSE THAT GEORGE BUILT takes readers through the process of how the president's house came to be-starting with the contest George held to choose the perfect design for this legendary landmark, all the way to President John Adams's move into the grandiose home. Cleverly written in the familiar format of "The House That Jack Built," author Suzanne Slade supplements her rhyming verse with lively conversational prose, describing how George was involved...