After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve.

A typically wonderful Oxenbury family sets out with gusto on a bear hunt, and the old story comes to life. Paintings are simply marvelous ... Rosen's retelling is spare, with a driving rhythm, and some new sounds add sparkle to the traditional tale. A predictable story in which brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

Everyone tells a small boy that the carrot seed he has planted will never grow, but his patience is rewarded. Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants.

In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.

Children feel the reassuring love of their parents no matter where they go or what they do.

Duck and Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball, which they think is an egg.

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them.

Despite the advice of others in her family, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and unusual outfit of her own choosing. On board pages.

Illustrations and rhyming text depict dinosaurs as they ride the bus to school, jump on top of their desks, read their favorite books, and have fun on the playground with all of their friends.

Noses are interesting and serve many purposes, including the one of holding up glasses.