During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more. On board pages.

"A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all."

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days. Suggested level: junior.

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.

A toy bear who wants a pocket for himself searches for one in a laundromat.

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.

A little rabbit describes some of the good things he does for other people when he feels kind and how good he feels when he acts kindly.

Offers a simple illustrated introduction to organic chemistry, describing how carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms react differently to one another to create many unique molecule structures.--

When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons. On board pages.

Unhappy being a bunny, P.J. Funnybunny tries living with bears, birds, beavers, pigs, moose, possums, and skunks.