Jimmy Dabble is nothing like his eccentrically frugal parents (they even wash and reuse toothpicks). For one thing, Jimmy asks too many questions, and he's teaching the farm animals to sing. The arrival of his globe-trotting grandmother, Oma, and his friendship with an unusual creature add some excitement to Jimmy's otherwise humdrum life. But when the Dabble farm is threatened, it is Jimmy and his farmyard friends who find a creative way to save the day. In this charming debut, DreamWorks animator Frans Vischer offers a warm and funny story with a barnyard of wonderfully quirky characters young readers will love.