Zolotow, Charlotte

A family's noisy little poodle barks at everything, disturbing the father, until the day everyone else goes out and the father and poodle are left alone together.

On a moonless, starless night, a young boy feels at one with the darkness, thinking about where he came from before he was born and where he will go after he dies.

On a gray, rainy day everyone is in a bad mood until a small dog starts a chain of events that makes everyone feel better.

Throughout the year, Susan hears a little bird inside her singing of the changing seasons, but no one else can hear it.

John's best friend tells everything he knows about John, the secrets they share, their likes and dislikes, and the fun they have as friends.

A small boy tells his mother what he would like a father to be.

A lonely rabbit searches for others of his kind from summer through winter until he finds one special bunny.

Sally describes a loving and lovable old lady in her neighborhood who grows flowers, waves to children when they pass her house, and bakes cookies for them at Christmas.

A little girl delights her brother with a series of promises about all the wonderful things she'll do to make him happy as they both grow up.