Carlstrom, Nancy White

Nate's visit to Grandpappy's house in Maine is filled with such everyday adventures as finding a four-leaf clover, watching a gray heron, and shopping for supplies.

Mama and child discuss the family's upcoming move to a new house and the reasons why she does not wish to leave the child behind.

Raven and the other animals of the arctic join their voices in trying to wake the sleeping River as winter turns into spring.

Rhyming text and illustrations describe all the activities associated with Jesse Bear's birthday party.

Three mothers and their offspring--fox, rabbit, and human--wait for the first snow of winter.

Spending a day outdoors, Anna revels in the joys of sun, sky, grass, flowers, berries, frogs, ants, and beetles.

Wishing she were taller and faster, like her big brother Peter, Heather plays hide-and seek with him and his friends and demonstrates how good she is at hiding.

Jesse Bear counts the things he encounters throughout the day.

Annie Claire, excited but nervous about her first day of school, is reassured by her mother, whose love always goes with her.