Dormouse hibernates and dreams of spring until spring arrives, and along with it comes his dormouse friend.

Bear's friends awaken him the day before Christmas and help him to stay awake as they bake fruitcakes, fill stockings, and sing carols; then, while they sleep, he prepares his own surprise.

"It's time for Bear to hibernate but he can't sleep, so his friends all band together to help"--

A homeowner remembers visits from all the animals whose tracks, feathers, and other traces are visible--except for the moose whose prints are everywhere.

When his stubborn pigs refuse a sudsy cleaning, a determined farmer learns that mud baths can be just as fun.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

A sleepy polar bear cub asks his mother questions about the night sky as he gets ready to go to sleep.

Hilda Hippo tries other, quieter, activities when her jungle friends are disturbed by her dancing, but nothing else makes her happy until Water Buffalo suggests swimming and she finds a new way to express herself.

Egged on by a ground squirrel, a dog named Doug digs miles underground--taking a detour through the White House--until he returns home, goes to bed, and dreams of digging some more.

"I love your face, I really do! Nobody has a face like you. Your eyes, your ears, your button nose, your chubby cheeks, I just love those. You take me to my happy place. Little one, I love your face. From the top of their heads to the tip of their chins, there's no better way to let your little one know how much you love everything about them -- especially those beautiful faces!" --