Usher, Sam

"A boy and his granddad are taking care of someone's cat for the day. The boy does lots of reading up about what cats like, but this cat doesn't seem to like anything! And then it runs off into the wild, leading them to a jungle adventure of their own"--.

A companion to Snow and Rain finds a boy and his granddad taking a slow walk with many rests on the hottest day of the year to reach an ideal picnic spot, which they find already occupied by a gang of hungry pirates.

When a boy and his granddad take care of a little bird, the boy wants to keep it - but Granddad knows it must return to its natural habitat in the wild, where it can spread its wings and be free. And so begins an exhilarating journey into the mountains to return the bird to where it belongs.

While sledding in a snowy wonderland, a boy and his granddad search for a lost dog, which takes them all the way to the Arctic where they find the dog and her new friends.

"Despite the stormy weather, a boy and his granddad decide it's the perfect day for kite flying. First they have to find the kite . . . then their adventure really takes off!"--Back cover.

"It's raining, but one little boy can't wait to go outside for an adventure with his granddad."--Back cover.

A boy, ready to go out to play in the snow, has to wait for his granddad who is taking his time getting up and getting dressed.