Philip Christian Stead

Bear, with the help of his animal friends, remembers the story he had hoped to tell before the onset of winter.

Louis and his eccentric Grandmother set out to count every dog in the neighborhood when they find out about city hall's woefully inadequate record keeping.

"A wise old dog contemplates the limitless world of imagination through a window"--

When Jonathan's parents decide that he has gotten too old to have a stuffed animal, they trade his favorite bear, Frederick, for a toaster, so he sets off aboard a boat, looking for Frederick.

When friendly giant mammoth Samson falls asleep and wakes up in the middle of a blizzard, he finds and shelters a little red bird and a flower-loving mouse, beginning new friendships for all.

In search of writing ideas, an author takes a walk with his dog around the neighborhood.

"A picture book about moving to a new house and making new friends"--

"On a peculiarly long night, three farm animals set out on a daring quest to bring the sunrise"--

"Aunt Josephine tells her niece Sadie the tale of her lifelong pursuit of a man-eating frog"--

"Vernon, Skunk, and Porcupine are back! The stars of Philip C. Stead's acclaimed Home for Bird have returned in three enchanting new stories, Waiting, Fishing, and Gardening, each brimming with the tenderness and wry humor that made their first appearance such a delight." -- Amazon's description.