Schertle, Alice

Hetty feels grownup when Papa and Mama allow her to go by herself to Birdie's Emporium to buy some eggs.

A father takes his sleepless child out in the night to see the moon and the animals.

On his birthday, Jack courageously faces the gorilla hiding in the hall, discovering that five-year-olds can be scary too.

A little girl imagines different, exciting, and dangerous situations and is comforted by her parents' loving reassurance.

Lists everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls.

Forgetting his mother's instructions, Gus leaves his yard to follow his teacher's dog on an eventful walk through town, only to forget his way home.

Lists everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls.

Recounts the experiences of a shaggy, "boulder-big" bear as the four seasons come to the beautiful wood which is his home.

Hetty is very careful with the eggs she has bought on her very first trip to the store, but she runs into trouble when she stops to pick apples.