In this retelling of an old English folktale featuring birds native to the U.S., Magpie patiently explains to the other birds how to build a nest. Some birds are impatient and fly off without listening to all the directions, however, and that is why, to this day, birds' nests come in all different shapes and sizes. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.

Jelly Bean the Giraffe was napping when a bird built a nest on her, but she remains very still and careful until the baby birds hatch.

Strawberry Shortcake finds a special surprise for her show-and-tell presentation at school.

When Nina's antique store burns down, nine-year old reporter Hilde and her sister/photographer, Izzy, are determined to investigate the cause for the Orange Street News--and their main clue is a bird's nest of baby blue jays.

Rhyming story recalls the sequence of events in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built in telling the story of interconnected happenings accompanying the hatching of the eggs of the narrator, a chicken.

Gathers tales about an unusual spotted creature, a group of frightened farm animals, a baby bird, dogs, two birds looking for a place to nest, and a young rabbit, that originally appeared in books published by Beginner Books.

Juno slowly adjusts to his new home by helping a family of mourning doves who have chosen a most inconvenient spot for their nest.