Jane Chapman

As friends Bear and Mouse share a day together, Bear counts various objects, from one to five, and the reader is invited to do the same.

While taking a walk with Mouse, Bear meets many other friends and sees colors everywhere.

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

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

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 is bedtime but Mo, an owlet, is not at all sleepy, so Grandma suggests that he put her to bed instead.

"Little Bear has broken Mommy's favorite sunflower plant. What if her mom won't love her anymore? Luckily, Mommy knows just what to do... "Put your paw on your heart," she smiles, "and you'll feel my love going on and on forever!"--Amazon.com

Little Pip the penguin comes to terms with the presence of an Egg, which will soon hatch into a little brother or sister.

After Little Pip the penguin gets lost she meets a whale, a kelp gull, and sled dogs who cannot help her, but with the aid of her family's song, home finds her.

The forest animals' Christmas celebrations keep interrupting Grumpy Badger's winter hibernation, until he decides to join them.