The animals in the forest are playing hide-and-seek, and everyone is found--except for the biggest one of all! Where, oh where, could Bear have gone? One thing is certain: Bear's friends will do whatever it takes to find him.Lesléa Newman's rhythmic text and Valeri Gorbachev's charming illustrations will make every child eager to join this playful search for the missing Bear.

When a little turtle comes across a lost hat, he is determined to find its owner. He asks Mouse, and Rabbit, and even Crocodile if it belongs to them, but they all say it isn't theirs. Whose hat can it be?

Turtle is so excited by the book about penguins that his dad reads him at bedtime that he decides he wants to be a penguin. So the next morning, he creates a penguin costume, grabs his book, and heads for the schoolbus. His kindergarten classmates are thrilled. They all want to be penguins too! Turtle shows his book to his teacher, and all day long he and his classmates do as the penguins do—they slide down the slide on their bellies during recess, form a waddling conga line at mu...

When baby brother is sleeping, it's time to be ever so quiet. There's no singing or jumping or laughing at all. Even the toys need to be quiet! The pirates stop firing their cannons, the knights stop fighting, even the tiger stops growling. But when baby wakes up . . . it's time to jump and laugh and sing again! And the knights begin to fight, the pirates fire up the cannons, and the tiger growls so loudly! Until it's time to be quiet once again.In this beautifully and expressively...

How do you give your granny a hug when she lives far away? Send it through the mail, of course! This sweet story makes a perfect gift for Mother's Day for the granny in your life, whether she lives close or far!Owen’s hug travels across the country in a series of hilarious, sometimes awkward, always heartfelt embraces between animals of different shapes and sizes. Valeri Gorbachev’s adorable artwork pairs beautifully with Sandra Horning’s charming text, and makes f...

Bert doesn't want to play animals with Beth so Grandpa finds a way to get the two to play together by having Bert build a zoo for Beth's animals.

The best present Bert and Beth gave Grandpa for his birthday was a big hug.

Grandpa reads exciting stories to adventure-loving Bert and Beth.

Piggy Froggy and Goose lead Catty Jane on a walk. But they have to figure out how to cross a large puddle so Catty Jane won't get wet.

A recounting of Bert and Beth's day spent with Grandpa.

Bert and Beth get ready for Halloween with Grandpa. They make costumes and then go trick-or-treating.

Bert and Beth had an argument and ignored each other all day until Grandpa asked them to bake muffins with him. Then he declared it a muffin party and Bert and Beth forgot about their argument.