A possum and a muskrat become friends despite their many differences.

Epossumondas's mother tells him a story about how his great-great-grandfather became the first possum to have a hairless tail.

Short-legged Cork is upset when tall Fuzz wins every game they play, until he learns that their friendship is more important than winning.

"Vibrant photographs and carefully leveled text introduce emergent readers to an opossum as hunts for food, defends itself against predators, and raises its young. Includes labeled diagram, picture glossary, and index."--

"When opossums' habitats are threatened and they move into urban areas, they pose a high risk of disease transmission to humans. This has given them a bad reputation. However, left alone in the forest, opossums make up a vital part of the ecosystem. One way they help humans is by eating large amounts of ticks, which limits the spread of Lyme disease and other sicknesses. Full-color photographs and a detailed graphic organizer give readers more information...

Gilbert the opossum imagines himself as Surfer Dude on a fun-filled day at the beach.

The friendship between Cork, a muskrat, and Fuzz, a possum, is in trouble when Cork decides that since he is older, he has to be taller than Fuzz.

Learn how opossums live from birth to death.

"Cork the muskrat tries to persuade his best friend Fuzz, a possum, to help babysit for a porcupine." --

Although Cork the muskrat is short and likes to find things and Fuzz the possum is tall and likes to keep things, the pair remain best friends even after Fuzz finds Cork's lost stone and decides to keep it.