Explains precisely why, although it may sound like a good idea, gathering hundreds of pigs to march in a parade through one's hometown is inadvisable.

"This book looks boring, doesn't it?" says someone from somewhere in the dark. Lighting a lantern and exploring the next few pages, our guide seems to confirm his assumption--not another soul, or anything, to be seen! But wait! Peeking around the corner of the page, our guide spies something: a striped ball. And a brand-new shoe ... Hmm, how odd. As our guide walks on, he discovers other abandoned random things: a bright red nose, a tiny car, a giant...

Illustrations and brief text present the various elements of a parade--the spectators, street vendors, marchers, bands, floats, and the cleanup afterwards.

Dogs of all sizes, shapes, and personalities come together with their humans to don costumes and participate in a parade.

Through a series of letters, Simon, a grumpy and jealous cat, and good-natured Baxter, his boy's dog, discuss the upcoming parade in which Baxter will participate for the first time.

A lively marching band of animal musicians leads the Christmas Parade.

In the Night Parade children play and sing while their parents sleep.

A variety of different bugs compare their relative sizes while going on parade.

To prove he is brave enough to portray his ancestor in a town parade, Abner Willow eats a bowlful of fried grasshoppers and suddenly gains the magical ability to leap and jump.