Russell Hoban

When Albert and his buddies have a "no girls" baseball game, Frances and her sister organize a "Best Friends Outing -- No Boys."

Thelma usually outsmarts Frances until Frances decides to teach her a lesson about friendship.

Ugly and mean, the Brute family lives up to its name until Baby Brute makes an important discovery.

Jim is hospitalized and dreams of a great lion, which Nurse Bami calls his finder: a friend to bring courage when he is lost.

Kermit the Frog narrates this tale featuring lovable new Muppet characters and original music from Paul Williams. Struggling to make ends meet, Mrs. Otter and her son, Emmet, face yet another bleak Christmas until Emmet secretly decides to enter Frog Town Hollow's first annual talent contest on Christmas Eve. However, Emmet faces some hilarious and unexpectedly tough competition for the prize money.