Emily moves with her family from Chicago to the country where she is drawn to a mysterious playhouse she finds in the woods, and it is not long before she meets the painted house's sad, lonely inhabitant.
It's the hottest day of the summer. What a day for Frog to fight with Bear. Doesn't he know that Bear is much bigger than he is? Suddenly Frog is gone. Turtle asks, "Where is Frog?" Hiccup is all The Bear can answer. Bear keps her secret until the last chapter in this hilarious book about what can happen when animals don't share.
A little cat named Patches manages to push out a window screen and leave her house, chasing a falling leaf, and sets out to find a special place to call her own.
