Don Wood

"...Now the little Mouse is celebrating Christmas--with a generous spirit that will warm the hearts of families everywhere."

Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself.

In this cumulative tale, a chirping cricket calms a worried mouse, a prowling cat, and other restless creatures, helping them to finally fall asleep.

In this "celebration of self-awareness, a young boy describes himself as "loud as a lion," "quiet as a clam," "tough as a rhino," and "gentle as a lamb." Young readers will delight in the variety of animal expressions as they discover many different emotions, and learn to accept that all feelings are valid." --back cover

Collects three short stories recounting the adventures of Piggy Pie Po, the smartest, silliest, messiest pig in the world.

As the zookeeper makes his nightly rounds, he has no idea that Gorilla is letting all the animals out of their cages. A thoughtful little bear decides to get the moon a birthday present, so he climbs a mountain to ask the moon what it wants. Granny and all the critters in her house pile on her bed for a nap, until a little flea has a big surprise. An old couple pines to have children, so the moon presents them with twelve tiny babies. A lonesome trombone...

Collects ten bedtime stories that can each be read aloud in five minutes or less.