Bernadette Watts

Retells the story of the race between the tortoise and the hare.

A tiny mouse helps a mighty lion, who had once shown him mercy, escape from a trap.

A little fir tree realizes too late that it did not appreciate the grand moments of life, such as being a Christmas tree, while they were happening.

A once proud scarecrow becomes more and more bedraggled as the children neglect him during the winter months, and he loses hope of ever feeling happy again.

A little girl finds the empty home of the three bears where she helps herself to food and goes to sleep.

Despite the scorn of the other animals, a donkey persists in his journey to see the newborn Christ Child.

Despite the mockery of the other animals, a little donkey sets out on the long journey to distant Bethlehem to pay homage to the newborn Christ child.