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.

As darkness falls parents everywhere try to get their children ready for sleep.

While three bears are away from home, Goldilocks ventures inside their house, tastes their porridge, tries their chairs, and finally falls asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.

A cumulative tale in which a frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself.

Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. They think it is mouse paint and jump in and out. As they dance in the puddles, they discover some amazing things - like orange, purple and green.

Gossie is a gosling who likes to wear bright red boots every day, no matter what she is doing, and so she is heartbroken the day the boots are missing and she can't find them anywhere. Provides examples of opposites.