Martin Waddell

When three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, they can't help but wonder where she is. Stunning illustrations from unique and striking perspectives capture the owls as they worry about their mother: What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Not surprisingly, a joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greets her return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never...

When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.

Little Bear helps Big Bear gather wood, fetch water, and tidy the cave so that they can play together.

A mouse's search for someone with whom he can play introduces him to a variety of animal sounds, not all of which suit him very well

Hal and his little dog Billy calmly deal with a dinosaur's monstrous temper tantrum

When Little Bear is frightened by the noises he hears while walking in the snowy woods, his friend Big Bear reassures him

Webster J. Duck turns to several animals when he tries to find his mother

Katy Mouse teaches her younger brother, Tiny, the names of some of the things they see, including a boot, a snail, and a pheasant, when they go to the cornfield to play games

Little Bear finds a cave that is just the right size for him, but at bedtime he starts thinking about Big Bear, all alone in their big Bear Cave

It seems that no one pays attention to little Bee, even while she pretends to be a very fierce dragon, so she hops away from home, but soon finds herself wondering if a dragon ever gets lonely.