Hudson, Katy

Sasha loves to do everything as fast as possible, but she's stopped in her tracks when she meets Mr. Sloth. Certain they are going to best friends, Sasha takes Mr. Sloth everywhere she goes. During the big neighborhood race, Sasha is just about to win when Mr. Sloth tells her to stop. Eventually, he gets her to stop and enjoy the moment, and Sasha realizes the importance of slowing down and practicing mindfulness.

Timid Hedgehog wants to build a special house this year, but first she must get the pumpkin she selected home--a task that requires her to overcome her fears and ask for help from some other animals.

Sasha cannot wait to go swimming with her best friend Mr. Sloth, but when his very slow pace causes Sasha to lose her patience, she decides to go into the pool without him.

Unmoved by his friends' attempts to draw him out with singing classes and snowball fights, Tortoise tries to settle down for his annual winter nap and instead stumbles into a wonderfully icy experience.

"Mr. Sloth, who loves doing things one at a time, at a nice, easy clip, teaches fast-paced Sasha the benefits of slowing down and enjoying life"--OCLC.

Beaver's friends insist on baking him a birthday cake, but Beaver, the ultimate perfectionist, would rather do it himself, and in doing so realizes perfection does not necessarily mean perfect.

"When the Golden Nut Hunt race becomes a team event, will speedy Squirrel's competitive spirit take over, or will she learn how to be a team player?"--Provided by publisher.

Rabbit loves carrots so much that his hoard of them have begun crowding him out of his burrow. His friends offer to help him clear out the excess carrots, but that doesn't quite work--the only thing Rabbit can do is throw a feast of carrots and learn to share.

Unmoved by his friends' attempts to draw him out with singing classes and snowball fights, Tortoise tries to settle down for his annual winter nap and instead stumbles into a wonderfully icy experience.

Following Mama Hen's request, Chick reluctantly babysits his brother-to-be, an energetic egg.