Deborah Underwood

Ducks. Ducks? NO DUCKS! Duck wanders away from the pond for a moment and returns to find the other ducks gone! Searching high and low, Duck discovers many clues around the city-footprints, feathers, eggs-but no ducks. Will Duck's feathered friends finally be found? With spare storytelling and lots of visual jokes, this is a funny and sweet celebration of family. -- from Amazon.

From the quiet of being the first one awake in the morning to "sweet dreams quiet" when the last light is turned off, simple text explores the many kinds of quiet that can exist during the day.

"Cat does not want to send a valentine to anyone, until some unexpected gifts from the dog next door make him change his mind"--

In a world where all the letters of the alphabet live in separate cities surrounded by walls, little h and small i's newfound friendship inspires all the divided communities to connect and form such words as courage, cooperate, and kindness.

Triplets Jessica, JoAnn, and Jerzey and their friends in ballet class try to keep the building that houses The Nutcracker School from being torn down, while also trying to rescue a stray kitten.