mother and child

A polar bear cub, separated from his mother, decides to build a snow bear to keep him company and is joined in his work by other animals who drift away as their own mothers call them home. Features embossed illustrations.

Goose, Duck, Hen, Bird, and Little Chick are all confused by the new hatchling and who it belongs to.

When Little Raccoon wanders off one day, she finds herself on her own, with all kinds of strange noises around her.

A rhyming tribute to a budding young artist by the creator of the "Mutts" comic strip, Patrick McDonnell.

In Pakistan, Rani believes that her mother loves their pet chicken Bibi more than she cares for her, until the day that a fluffy chick appears and steals Rani's own affections.

A mother tiger entices her child to sleep by telling of all that can been seen with one's eyes closed.

Eleven-year-old twins Andrew and Evie's mother suddenly disappears on their birthday leaving only a cryptic note, and one year later they receive a mysterious package that will lead them on an incredible journey to finding their mother.

Mother and child ponder the past in discussing who might have traveled down an old, old road, looking backwards from pioneer settlers all the way to prehistoric animals.

Ollie tries to be safe and polite on his first walk to the corner store alone, even when scary creatures appear on the way.

Eliza fills her pocket with buttons, a pebble, a napkin, and a piece of yarn in order to remind her of her mother while she spends her first day at school.