Waddell, Martin

A little girl chronicles the hardships encountered during her family's journey west by wagon train.

As a baby girl grows up and becomes an adult, the "giants" in her family seem to grow smaller.

As her mother gets her baby brother ready for bed, a young girl describes how she takes care of her own babies--stuffed animals--doing the same things that her mother does.

Little Bear does a good job of climbing rocks, bouncing on a tree branch, and crossing a stream, but Big Bear is always there to lend a helping hand when needed.

Mimi wants to build a mouse house where she can just be herself.

With the owner gone, three dolls watch as their house becomes hidden by growing plants and trees until a man walks by and discovers the residence.

As a baby girl grows up and becomes an adult, the "giants" in her family seem to grow smaller.

Abandoned by his older brother and sister and frightened by a big hen poking around the barnyard, John Joe hides in a field and must be rescued by the dog.

When Tom's mother brings home the new baby, so many teddy bears arrive as gifts that there is no room for Tom, but she assures him that there will always be a place for him.