Jane Chapman

It's bedtime and Mo isn't sleepy. Not one tiny bit. 'I don't want to go to bed!' he giggles. 'I want to play!' 'But SOMEONE has to go to bed, ' says Grandma. 'Maybe I should go to bed, and YOU can stay up.' 'Yes! Yes! Yes!' laughs Mo, but putting Grandma to bed is harder than he thought ...

Barry lives all by himself deep in the forest. But this furry chap is never on his own for long. 'Come here, Snuggle-wuggles'. Oh dear! All the other animals won't stop cuddling him! There are simply too many hugs to handle. How can he get them to stop?

One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited guests, all of them having a party without him!

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

Bear thanks his friends for bringing food dishes to his dinner party and finds a way of sharing something of his own.

"Baby Bear, Little Bear, and Young Bear are scared of a storm. So one by one they climb into bed with their dad. "What scaredy-bears you are!" he says. But when there's a rat-tat-tat at the door and the lights go out, Daddy Bear is not quite as brave as he seems . . ."---Provided by publisher.

In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh. One duck is stuck in the muck. Can two fish, tails going swish, help? What about three moose, munching on spruce? Will four crickets, chirping in the thickets, be able to pull the unlucky duck out of the muck? With bright, spirited illustrations by Jane Chapman, this counting tale by Phyllis Root is a feast of sounds and numbers...

Rhyming text celebrates the simple pleasures of time spent together with family or friends.

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

Bronco the dog and three animal friends, all reluctant to attend a party for various reasons, decide to go together and receive a warm welcome.