Here’s a sneak look at who’s inside and what they get up to.

ALLIGATORS—a sort of joining
BUSTARD—big bird, no taste
CATBIRD—a bird that eats cats?
DOG—a sad hound story
EEL, SEAL—no dinner today
FISH (Grouper)—an awful mistake
GUMMY SHARK—beware!
HORSE, GOAT—a mixed marriage
INVERTEBRATES—let’s hear it for the little guys!
JACKRABBIT—making a monk of himself
KANGAROO—(don’t tell Mama, this one’s naughty)
LORIS—a sort of Dinosaur?
MICE—what the farmer’s wife didn’t know . . . or did she?
NEWT—an unpleasant event
OWL—a horror movie
PUFFERFISH—an overblown reputation
QUAIL, RAIL—seeking the Holy Grail
RETRIEVER—a love story
SPIDER—watch what you drink, Miss Muffet!
TRITON, CHITON (Mollusks)—sparring partners
UROCHORDATE (Sea Squirt)—this story goes nowhere
VARANUS (Lizard)—a fairy wizard saves her life!
WORM—size matters
XENOPUS (Frog)—a repaired blow-up
YETI—the very first spelled word!
ZIPHIUS (Whale) + Friends—whale mail
AT THE ZOO—a field trip for you