Jessixa Bagley

"Two bored badgers have run out of things to do until their mom suggests they help with the laundry"--

When Bea's best friend, Henry, seems sad and stops talking to her, she gently tries to find out what is wrong.--

"Maurice loved to share his music with everyone, and the crowds loved him, but times changed, his audience drifted away, and without anyone to share with Maurice became sad and lonely--until one day, his heart remembered and he found a new audience."--

"An original and creative approach to a 32-page counting book - from 1 to 12 - that features PNW critters"-- "Children will have fun learning to count from 1 to 13 in this clever and imaginative book featuring Pacific Northwest critters engaged in curious activities and woven together by a young girl who goes on a hike. Readers will join her in unexpected, silly encounters along the way, such as one moose making a movie, five wolves weaving wool,...

Mae is a little girl, and Bear is a bear, but they are both afraid of trains and traveling to places they do not know, so they put on courage hats; Mae's has bear ears, and Bear's has people ears, and when they meet on the train going through bear country to the city, they take courage in each other's company and soon become friends--and when they arrive they exchange hats, which is a lot like exchanging hearts.

Seth, a self-proclaimed bad drawer, works together with his friends to bring his super fantastic story to life.