North-South picture book

Gus the dormouse is determined to stay awake and see Santa Claus make his visit.

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

A miller and his son, on their way to market with their donkey, find it impossible to please everyone they meet.

The story of a princess who meets a frog. She thoughtlessly promises to love him and later is held to her promise.

Relates how a lonely woodcutter, ridiculed by the village children, becomes Saint Nicholas's helper and is loved and respected by all.

While hunting with his father, a young polar bear drifts out to sea and ends up in a jungle where a friendly hippopotamus helps him return home.

While swimming in the ocean, a young polar bear gets caught in a fishing net which brings him to the city where the friendly ship's cat helps him to return home.