David McPhail

I had a red hat. I had a bed hat. 10 hats in all. But a strong wind comes by and scatters them everywhere.

Describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, a mother's love for her child no matter how he feels or what he does.

When a little bird bumps his head one day, he loses his memory. He can't even remember what kind of bird he is! Determined to find out, he sets off on a great journey. Along the way, he meets many new birds-including some scary crows, an inquisitive owl, and two helpful chickens-but none who are quite like him. Where is his bird of a feather?

Truffle, a small dog, was born and raised on a farm, where he was put in charge of keeping the rats out of the barn, and the badgers out of the fields. Truffle enjoyed his work, but he felt that something was missing in his life. So Truffle left the farm to search for those missing pieces. This is that story.

A young girl is frightened by a thunderstorm, but her parents and grandparents help her to feel safe until the thunder passes--even after the lights go out.

Feeling that something is missing in his simple life, Mole acquires a violin and learns to make beautiful, joyful music.

A raccoon forages for food at night and at dawn returns to its home in a strong, old tree, which safely shelters the raccoon through wild winds and ferocious rain so that it can go out searching for food again.

"Two children and a frog, a cow, and other animals jump for joy in this easy-to-read book"--

A little bear learns from his mother what it means to make and break a promise, as well as the lesson that some things in life simply cannot be promised.