The cycle of falling asleep, dreaming, and waking up is traced throughthe changing seasons at the seashore.

The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan features the houses, gardens and streets of the village of Sawrey, where Beatrix Potter lived, at Hill Top, her first farm. The inhabitants, however, are animals rather than people, and problems arise when Ribby the cat invites Duchess the dog to tea.

Pip and Parker live next door to each other and are such good friends that sometimes they don’t even need words to communicate. If something goes wrong, Parker (who always looks on the bright side) helps Pip see the silver lining. When the clouds roll in, Pip sees a day spoiled by rain, but Parker sees a chance to play a fun cloud guessing game! When Pip accidently drops her sweet strawberry snack into her lemonade, she’s certain disaster has...

Come join two best friends on a camping trip as they share the wonderful things they do outdoors with family and friends: meals, laughter, adventures, stories, campfire songs. All the things that make an outdoor experience exciting and memorable. But the most important thing--love--more than anything else, is always for sharing.

As we follow Sad Bear through a gloomy day, we can only guess at why he's so blue. Soon a friend arrives and tries his best to cheer up Sad Bear. But the truth is, everyone gets sad, and sometimes all we need is a friend by our side. This moving and gentle tale explores emotional literacy, helping readers big and small learn that offering comfort can mean lending a hand or an ear, or simply just being there.

Squirrel is an expert at making acorns disappear. But making some ice cream vanish?! "I put it right there! On that hot rock in the sun!" When Squirrel returns with Bear and finds the ice cream gone, they know there is only one explanation—Squirrel is a magician! Determined to replicate this feat, Squirrel and Bear follow the ice cream truck...and put on a show every forest animal will remember forever.

An intrepid young scientist explains how we know the earth is round.

In the remote Sonoran Desert in Mexico, a young boy visits his grandfather. The boy has little interest in exploring; he'd rather play on his tablet. But when the bag containing it disappears--snatched by a coyote!--he heads out on his own in search of it. The desert is a frightening place: unseen eyes seem to watch him; thorny cacti loom overhead. And what are those scrunching, scratching, snapping sounds? But later, with his grandfather's guidance,...

When a little girl walks into her local barbershop, she knows she wants the flyest, freshest fade on the block! But there are so many beautiful hairstyles to choose from, and the clients and her mother suggest them all: parts, perms, frizzy fros, dye jobs, locs, and even cornrows! But this little girl stays true to herself and makes sure she leaves the shop feeling on top with the look she picks!