An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.

One by one, animals in a snowy forest crawl into Nicki's lost white mitten to get warm until the bear sneezes, sending the animals flying up and out of the mitten. On each turn of the page, signature borders inspired by Ukrainian folk art hint at what animal is coming next.

The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise.

This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

"Two fuzzy creatures can't agree on who is small and who is big, until a couple of surprise guests show up, settling it once and for all!"--Page 2 of cover.

A little mouse is determined to keep the big hungry bear from eating the strawberry he picked with much effort.

Describes the characteristics and various advantages of reading.

"When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: NO, DAVID! . . . and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do ..."--Amazon.com

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.