Kevin Henkes

Four-year-old Sal cannot find a gift she recieved from Santa, her new baby sister still does not have a name and takes up all of Mama's attention, and her brother Billy is annoying, but Sal finds her own strenghts over an eventful Christmas season with her family.

Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.

When her teacher announces that he is getting married, Lilly the mouse sets her heart on being the flower girl at his wedding.

Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

The week of her tenth birthday, Alice and her parents go to Sanibel Island, Florida, just as they do every year, but this time some of the people who are always there are missing and some new people have come, which unsettles Alice, who wants things to be exactly the same as they alway are.

"Bees buzz, birds sing, and children roll in the grass and feel the heat of the summer sun. With striking verbal imagery, repetition, and alliteration, Kevin Henkes introduces basic concepts of language and the summer season. Laura Dronzek's glowing paintings beautifully illustrate the wonders of summer" --Amazon. Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce the colors, songs, and activities of summer.

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

Circle dogs live in a square house with a square yard and spend a busy day eating circle snacks, digging circle holes, and sleeping.

Three little birds crack their way out of eggs and fly away, leaving one egg sitting all alone until the three chicks come back and discover a friendly baby alligator has finally hatched.

"Animals and children alike watch as the world transforms from the dark and dead of winter to a full and blooming spring"--