Jane Chapman

Bear has come up with the perfect way to say thanks--a nice big dinner! When Bear decides to throw a feast, his friends show up one by one with different platters of delicious food to share. There's just one problem: Bear's cupboards are bare! What is he to do?

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

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

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.

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

The story of a tiny sea turtle 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.

A little white owl earns the friendship of the more colorful owls he has discovered by entertaining them with beautiful stories. "One day, a little white owl sets off to see the world. When he meets some beautiful, colorful owls, he can't wait to share his toast and all of his happy stories. But these pretty owls do not want to be friends with a plain white owl like him..."--Cover.

When frightened animals squeeze into Noah's bed during a storm, causing the Ark to tip, Noah soothes the beasts with a lullaby.

Snowflake, a baby mammoth, lives with Mama and Pops in their herd. Snowflake is eager to grow up. "I don't want to be little, I want to be big and strong like you!" One day, Pops takes Snowflake with him on a special adventure. Could Snowflake already be more like Pops and Mama than she realizes?

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.