Anita Lobel

Recounts how a mother's love and potatoes ended the war.

"Ten little ducks go for a walk with their parents but one by one, they get distracted and go off on their own adventures, meeting new friends along the way"--

Sven, a respected watchman on a drawbridge, finds his work disrupted when a thoughtless king blows the bridge up.

Nini Cat enjoys her outdoor adventure until she ventures too far and can't find her way home. One autumn day, Nini, a little tabby cat, sees that the door is open. The garden and nearby woods seem to beckon her to explore. Nini thinks the great outdoors is really, really nice . . . until night falls. Suddenly there is no place like home. Full color.

Various animals greet the sunrise in their own unique voices, except for the owl who welcomes the night.

Ten rabbits are hungry for supper but Mama Rabbit has nothing to put in her soup pot, so Papa sends the little ones to the garden where they discover increasing numbers of foods in many different colors.

Lena wants the sheep she counts at bedtime to meet another of her nighttime friends, but they think the moon is a monster and are afraid.

Forced to cook and clean for three robbers, a little girl tricks them and escapes with their booty.

The author, known as an illustrator of children's books, describes her experiences as a Polish Jew during World War II and for years in Sweden afterwards.

Two step-sisters receive appropriate gifts for their actions: one's words are accompanied by flowers and jewels, the other's by toads and snakes.