A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important.

After hearing how the toy nutcracker that she and her brother received for Christmas got his ugly face, Marie helps break the spell he is under and watches him change into a handsome prince. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Follows a group of hapless sheep as they careen through treacherous landscapes in a Jeep. On board pages.

A hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell moves into a new one, which he decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels.

Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals. Slide the picture flaps and see which ones are hidden!

Invites readers to practice counting as a train adds one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds, in a wordless board book.

"Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food...except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it's Frederick's stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice"--

A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately!

Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

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.