groundhog day

Delighted when Mother Nature asks him to help her by announcing the arrival of spring, Griffin the groundhog overcomes his fears and accepts this great responsibility.

Describes the history and celebration of Groundhog Day.

Examines the tradition of Groundhog Day as well as related background, folklore, and facts about groundhogs.

Introduces young readers to the origins and traditions of Groundhog Day, provides a brief overview of the characteristics of groundhogs, and discusses Groundhog Day celebrations in Pennsylvania, Ontario, New York, and Nova Scotia.

Too sick to perform his once-a-year job, Groundhog interviews other animals to come out of his hole on Groundhog Day.

A boy and his pet dragon go to see what will happen when the groundhog peeks out of his hole.

Contains parallel stories, the first of which traces the life of Groundhog Willie of Warton, Ontario, Canada, and the second which tells of the first Groundhog Day in Canada, and about groundhogs in general.

Too sick to perform his once-a-year job, Groundhog interviews other animals to come out of his hole on Groundhog Day.

Punxsutawney Phil has ventured out of his cozy secret burrow on Groundhog Day to make his annual prediction about the coming of spring, but the occasion is almost spoiled when Phil's children fail to realize their importance to the celebration.

Andrew McGroundhog's shadow convinces him to hibernate during the winter and only come out when spring weather has arrived.