Grindley, Sally

A young orangutan gradually learns from his mother how to take care of himself in the rainforest where they live.

All sorts of scary creatures knock on the door and ask to be let in but the door only opens for Daddy who comes in with hot chocolate ready to tell a story.

Introduces the behavior and habitats of a variety of domestic and wild animals.

When William and his mother move, he is unhappy about having a new room, but he changes his mind after he gets dinosaur wallpaper and makes a new friend.

Peter helps clean up the disaster when an oil tanker spills its cargo on his shoreline, but only time will truly heal the place.

When Figgy is involved in the disappearance of Jefferson Bear's favorite tickling stick, she is afraid to tell him what has happened, but he forgives her after she confesses.

A grandpa and grandson spend a joyful day by the sea, and remember Grandma in every happy thing they do.

Tom is not happy that his younger sister, Alice, is starting kindergarten at his school.

Follows a mother polar bear and her two cubs from their birth to a dangerous encounter with a hungry male bear, describing how the mother protects her offspring until they can fend for themselves.

As he turns eleven years old, Max continues to exchange letters with his favorite author, from whom he receives some advice about writing a play and about coping with his mother's new boyfriend.