Helen Oxenbury

Relatives arriving in succession give in to their desire to squeeze and kiss and play with the baby.

A brave fearless family decides to go bear hunting. As they travel they encounter very tall grass, a river, dark forests, snow storms and other obstacles. In order to get to where they want to go, they learn that there are some things you can't go over, you can't go under but have to go through. Continuing on their journey they finally encounter the enormous bear they were seeking, but make a hasty retreat all the way back home from where they...

Rhyming text compares babies born in different places and in different circumstances, but they all share the commonality of ten little fingers and ten little toes.

A little boy worries throughout the summer that he's not getting bigger, but at the end of the season he tries on his winter clothes and realizes that he has grown.

It's a snowy day, and Grampa is coming by train for a visit. Henry can't wait! He sets out with Charley, his beloved pup, pulling a sled for Grampa's suitcase. To pass time at the station, Henry tells Charley about Grampa -- how he has the longest feet and snores wild, and how he doesn't know how to be friends with a dog. At last Grampa arrives, but when a sudden gust of wind blows his hat away, Charley disappears into the whirling snow -- and returns,...

From jingling keys to grandmother's knees, there are lots of things for babies to discover and see.

Based on Charles Perrault's version of the tale, a little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts, but at day's end giants carry away first Sir Zack, then Caspar, and King Jack is left to face night creatures alone.