At bedtime, a mother tells her curious child about the things that fairies do, like hang the stars in the evening sky and care for the toys that children have lost.

When three little bears play in the snow, they pretend to be "snow bears" and their mother goes along with the game.

Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way.

"The Birthday Queen is busy in the Birthday Palace, making everything perfect for your birthday, and it will be the best birthday party ever"--

At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.

Lyrical text and illustrations of baby animals and their mothers show the love of a parent.

El niño en este libro ilustrado tiene muchas preguntas acerca de los pequeños secretos de la vida, especialmente los que tienen que ver con el sexo y la reproducción humana. Piensa que su madre se lo explicará todo cuando llegue el momento. The little boy in this illustrated book has many questions about the little secrets of life, especially those that are about sex and human reproduction. He thinks that his mother will explain everything when...

Entering the afterlife due to a hit and run accident, a successful author learns she can observe the earthly lives of her nearly grown children and is also permitted three "nudges" to alter the outcome of events.

Zane rushes home to tell his mother about problems he faced during his school day, and she reminds him that while others may only see his "autism stripe," he has stripes for honesty, caring, and much more.

"Nancy Harmon long ago fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths of her two little children, and the shocking charges against her. She changed her name, dyed her hair, and left California for the wind-swept peace of Cape Cod. Now remarried, she has two more beloved children and the terrible pain has begun to heal--until the morning when she looks in the backyard for her little boy and girl and finds only one red mitten. She knows...