The musicians of the Big Woods Orchestra begin to play in the morning, featuring a rooster that announces it is time to begin, a tawny owl that hoots, a spotted woodpecker that taps, and various other animals.
A little mouse helps a young deer understand why the different animals of the forest look they way they do. Includes flaps to lift and textures to touch.
When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall.