Kate Banks

When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.

"A storm is coming--a big one. While his family makes preparations inside, Noah is busy in the backyard, also preparing. He wants to build an ark for all the animals in the garden, making a safe place for them to shelter during the fierce days of weather to come. Just as Noah's mom and dad care for him and his sister with thoughtful tenderness, Noah puts together the perfect refuge. And when the sky begins to open and the rains pour down, Noah is...

When its owners leave, a summer house comes alive with the sounds of a mouse nibbling crumbs in the fall, a cat taking shelter in the winter, and rain falling on the roof in the spring.

A stranded wolf cub is rescued and raised by a loving polar bear, and years later when he is grown into a wolf and on his own, he comes upon a lost polar bear cub, and the cycle begins again.

A globe-trotting cat crosses paths with a vacationing family in the great cities of Europe. Includes facts about the cities.

After his owner dies, a cat wanders across the countryside of France, unable to forget the home he had in the stone house by the edge of the sea.