Martin Waddell

"Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone" --

When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.

Little Bear helps Big Bear gather wood, fetch water, and tidy the cave so that they can play together.

The Big Ones try to help a young polar bear learn how to glide on the ice, but she gets bumped so much that she decides it isn't any fun--until she spends time learning on her own.

When Little Bear is frightened by the noises he hears while walking in the snowy woods, his friend Big Bear reassures him.

Little Bear does a good job of climbing rocks, bouncing on a tree branch, and crossing a stream, but Big Bear is always there to lend a helping hand when needed.

Happy hedgehogs with drums inspire the other animals in Dickon Wood to join them in making lively music.

Small Pig and his friends Old Goat and Turkey spend the day in a rowboat on a lake.

A duckling and all his family happily await the hatching of his parents' new egg.

It seems that no one pays attention to little Bee Frog, even when she pretends to be a very fierce dragon, so she hops away from home, but soon finds herself wondering if a dragon ever gets lonely.