Some of the stories in are about animals and reptiles with problems. They ask the owl for advice. There are stories about Alfie the Alligator, Freddie the Frog, Zeb the Zebra and more. There are 25 stories and 25 black and white illustrations of the characters for children to color. About the Author Berneta Herbel became a widow in her early fifties. God gave her the gift to write to cope with her grief. She has been writing Children’s Stories for over twenty-five years. She has written stories for her kindergarten to sixth grade. She had a writing contest for the fourth through the sixth grade and presented the winners with medals. She wanted to encourage the pupils to use their imagination to develop writing skills.