A conscientious mouse tries to locate the owner of a single unclaimed shoe.

When his best friend, Jack, leaves him behind at the doctor's office, Dexter T. Rexter panics. First he tries to find Jack. Then he sings their special song. Then he sings their special song even louder.

"In her chapter book debut, Nancy Clancy must find the culprit when a prized possession goes missing at school"--

"It's time for bed, and a little alligator named Alfie can't find his most important toy. Where could it be?"--

A little boy offers advice to his cat, which is lost in the city, from taking shortcuts through safe alleys to finding a friend in the park.

"What is Bear to do when he wakes up one day to find his Smile gone?"--

Traction Man, an action figure, teams up with the high-tech but not-so-bright Turbodog to rescue Scrubbing Brush, his missing sidekick, from the terrible underworld of the bin.

Rachel and Kirsty must find the feather that belongs to Hayley the rain fairy in order to stop a flood.

The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly...

"All rabbits love books, except for Henry - he prefers games and adventures. But then he finds one very special book, and when he reads it, someone very special finds him"--