A collection of eleven previously-published tales of Pinkerton, Jimmy's boa, and other creatures, plus an introduction and a profile of the author/illustrator.

Can I keep him? -- Won't somebody play with me? -- The Island of the Skog -- Much bigger than Martin -- Pinkerton, behave! -- The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash / by Trinka Hakes Noble -- Ralph's secret weapon -- Best friends -- The Christmas witch -- Library Lil / by Suzanne Williams -- The mysterious tadpole -- Born with a crayon in his hand, a profile of Steven Kellogg.