While baby animals are born--some with fur and some with scales, some with lots of brothers and sisters, some with none--a curious duck watches.

"It's bedtime for Max the kitten, but something's wrong; when Max goes to say goodnight to the moon, it's nowhere to be found! Unable to go to sleep without closing his nighttime ritual, he embarks on a journey to find the moon and say goodnight"--

Cut-paper illustrations and single words of text show a kitten's attempts to imitate an adult cat's mastery of skills such as stretching, waiting, hunting and stalking.

Newly orphaned and living with the half sister she hardly knows, twelve-year-old Olive rediscovers her hope when she starts training a guide dog puppy.

A baby kangaroo takes his first tentative hops outside of his mama's pouch, meeting other creatures and growing bolder each time.

A young whale enjoys its first day of independence.

Describes how a lamb's coat is made into yarn, which is made into mittens worn by a little girl when she visits the lamb on the farm.

Follows a new bear cub and his mother as they discover the world together, through every season.

A young kitten explores the wilderness as other animals celebrate spring.

"Two baby giraffes meet a baby ostrich and must guess how their potential new friend is feeling"--