The terrible consequences of greed and envy are imagined by a beaver who finds a pearl mussel. For grades K-3. A Golden Book, Western Publishing Co., 1975. Picture book about the value of simply admitting the truth of the present situation. There really is a little dragon in the house.
Mother says there is no such thing.
Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1959. 248p. For grade 4-6. Picture Book Studio, 1986. 24p. Beautifully illustrated book about an evening canoe excursion out on a quiet lake, full of the simple pleasure of partaking in nature without the intrusion of brute power. A little snail learns that bigger is not always better.