Waddell, Martin

Because Mary is too sick to play outside with her friends, her father makes her three dolls who are just like them; years later, as an old woman, Mary rediscovers the dolls and find that her father's gifts live on.

A young vole wants to do things all alone, but when he finally gets the chance, something is wrong.

A humorous story of a young boy and his older sister who visit their grandmother. When their antics escalate out of control it is up to their grandmother to set things right.

Ronald the lamb is bored by being "cute and cuddly" and goes looking for new adventures, but when he strays from the flock and meets the "Big Bad Wolf" his life changes drastically.

Mimi has lots of brothers and sisters but the smallest of all is called Hugo. All the mice love little Hugo, so when he is lost on a picnic, they're very worried.

Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.

When Little Bear is frightened by the noises he hears while walking in the snowy woods, his friend Big Bear reassures him.

At the loss of her pet snail, Harriet, scourge of adults and classmates alike, decides to replace it with a crocodile.

Little Bear finds a cave that is just the right size for him, but at bedtime he starts thinking about Big Bear, all alone in their big Bear Cave.