Valeri Gorbachev

Despite their differences, Heron and Turtle are very good neighbors and friends.

"A brand new picture book from beloved author illustrator Valeri Gorbachev. Turkey is bored! She can't find anyone to be friends with on the farm-hen is too busy with her chicks, rooster crows too loud, and who could be friends with goat who has a beard and horns? But when Turkey ventures off the farm to find a friend, she meets someone who would love to be her companion: sly, hungry fox. Will her farm friends save her? Valeri Gorbachev's indelible...

Suggests some of the ways that animals react to fear, but when a small boy wakes from a bad dream he calls for his mommy and daddy.

A little boy tries hard to be quiet while his little brother takes a nap.

On their first visit to a playground, two little chickens are afraid to play until a beaver helps them go down the slide.

A young boy learns how various animals deal with fear when he wakes up at night scared after a bad dream.

"Piggy, Froggy, and Goose try to convince Catty Jane that storms can be fun"--

"Sister Duck and Brother Duck are lost, so all of the animals use their biggest hoots, bellows, howls, and growls to summon Mama and Papa"--

When Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday he inadvertently brings cheer to the postal workers as they pass the hug along.

Grandma Cat bakes an apple pie that is heartily enjoyed by her family as well as the Mouse and Ant families that live nearby.