Mark Sperring

Meet Daddy Grizzle and Little Pip. Psst, Daddy Grizzle, wake up! wake up! I think it's my birthday . . .Like every small bear, Little Pip can't wait till his birthday! How will his Daddy Grizzle explain just how many sleeps there are to go?

Little Pip is so excited for Christmas he doesn't know how he is going to make it the last four sleeps, until Papa begins to tell him all the things they still have to do.

Esme and Bear wake up on Christmas morning to find a gift under the tree that's not for either of them. So they travel on the Treacherous Path through the snow, encounter the Howling Gale, and push their way through deep, deep snowdrifts, all the way to the intended recipient.

Rhyming text celebrates hugs between animal babies and parents from aroudn the world.

When a new dino-pup arrives, big sister is reminded of some important things, from being quiet in the morning to playing with him gently.

"Maybe it wasn't your mom who baked your yummy birthday cake after all. Maybe it was created by a delicious cast of characters from your favorite nursery rhymes!"--Jacket.

Daddy Lion would like a nice, quiet tea party with his three cubs, but they far prefer big, noisy parties with the other animals, and eventually word gets out that they are having a party so the other creatures try to behave.