Jane Chapman

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

When Bear discovers he has a loose tooth, his friends try to help make it fall out.

When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.

As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything.

Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.

In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.

The story of a tiny sea who swims out to sea, then returns after a few years to the beach where she was born to lay her eggs before returning to the sea. Includes many facts about sea turtles.

Honey the cat is determined to play with Happy the dog, even though he is trying to sleep.

"A big bear and a small mouse discover all of the opposites between their animal friends"--

Lyrical prose describes how a mother tigress teaches her two cubs to hunt and survive on their own. Includes sidenote tiger facts throughout.