Lisa Wheeler

Lonely Hannah is delighted to discover a warm black boot as she gathers kindling in the forest. A poor woman, she doesn't have proper shoes on her cold feet. "Glory be! I only wish I had your mate," she says to the boot, and the next morning, to her great surprise, there is not just one boot but two sitting by her bed! More wishes bring even better gifts -- but the best is still to come: A visitor arrives at her door -- a man with a big white beard,...

Compares the sleeping habits of animals with those of human babies.

"It's good to share a blanket. It's nice to share some fries. It's great to share your crayons before somebody cries. Yes... people share with people! It's not that hard to do."--Page [2] of cover.

Baby and his family make some jazzy music.

After baking a scrumptious Ugly Pie, made from ingredients donated by his neighbors, Ol' Bear invites everyone over for a slice. Includes pie recipe.

After a variety of animals get stuck one by one in bubble gum melting in the road, they must survive encounters with a big blue truck and a burly black bear.

Once a year, every year, the seven uncles gather. Shaggy coats/ scarves of red/ Two tall antlers/ on each head. Is it their niece they've come to see? Surely, yes. Is it their job they've come to do? Most definitely. And is she eager to join in the fun? Absolutely!

Illustrations and rhyming text follow dinosaurs as they celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends.

Fitch the wolf and Chip the pig strike up an unlikely friendship because they discover something in common.

"A grown-up monster describes in rhyming verse how monsters of all types go to school, and so must this child monster, no matter how glum about the prospect."--