Ivan Bates

A brave rabbit insists that a bear who scares everyone else away merely needs to be taught a kinder way to play.

One by one, five little ducks wander away from their mother until her lonely quack brings them all waddling back.

Rhyming text describes what various animals do and what they love, as well as a baby who loves his bed and his mother.

"There, there, Hansie Bear. You'll be better soon"--Front cover flap.

Digger the squirrel wonders how to carry home the big pile of blackberries that he and his friend have picked, but the problem is solved when various animals come to sample the berries.

One by one, Farmer Dale picks up animals who want a ride to town in his rickety old pickup truck.

Mouse and Mole feel afraid one dark night crossing a mush-mucky swamp and a marsh-misty wood.

Knowing that he must satisfy their curiosity, an old mouse agrees to show three young mice the "monster" at the top of the stairs.

This exuberant read-aloud stars a very clever duckling named Puck who, falling farther and farther behind Mama Duck and his siblings as they swim to the lily pond, comes up with a sneaky solution to get ahead.