Marion Dane Bauer

Explores the formation of the universe.

Simply describes how various baby animals come into the world and what happens when a human baby is born.

When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.

Describes in verse the lion that is March weather, which finally gives way to the lamb of spring.

A fox wonders how he should prepare for the coming winter, but what other animals advise will not work for him until another fox comes to his aid.

"Since the beginning, humans have created stories about the universe. From early mythology to modern-day science is a long journey, yet 95 percent of the world "out there" remains a mystery. What will we believe tomorrow? Marion Dane Bauer's glowing poetry combines with Hari & Deepti's intricate cut-paper illustrations, dazzling with light and shadow, to celebrate an active, vital, changing, and growing universe. They also show how we humans--the...

"A book about how much we love our little ones"--Back cover.

As a child makes a Mother's Day card, various animal mothers are shown taking care of their young.

Pictures and rhyming text show how fathers--animal, bird, and human--take care of their children by bringing them food, playing with them, and keeping them safe. On board pages. Pictures and rhyming text show how fathers--animal, bird, and human--take care of their children by bringing them food, playing with them, and keeping them safe.

Sleepiness is compared to the actions of a spider, a mouse, a bird, and increasingly larger animals.