Delilah's Delighful Dream Author:Ruth Lerner Perle In this story, Delilah the Demanding Duck wants her AlphaPet friends to help clean up a messy vacant lot, but her bossy demands get her nowhere. When Delilah learns to ask for help in a friendly way, everyone pitches in and together they turn a "disgraceful, disgusting, dump" into a delightfully beautiful park. In addition to enjoying this inspi... more »ration story with your child, you can use it to teach a gentle lesson about the important value of cooperation: working together harmoniously to achieve a common goal. You can also use this story to introduce the letter D. As you read about Delilah the Demanding Duck, ask your youngster to listen for all the D words and point to the objects that begin with D. When you've finished reading the story, your child will enjoy doing the activity at the end of the book.« less