David McPhail

A raccoon forages for food at night and at dawn returns to its home in a strong, old tree, which safely shelters the raccoon through wild winds and ferocious rain so that it can go out searching for food again.

An excited Bear mistakenly believes that Rat has given him a boat for his birthday.

A teddy bear, lost by the little boy who loves him, still feels loved after being rescued by a homeless man.

Rat's car fills up with water when it rains, but his friend Big Brown Bear comes to the rescue.

A mother fox describes how she loves her son no matter how he feels or what he does. On board pages. A mother fox describes how she loves her son no matter how he feels or what he does.

A mother tells her baby how she would care for it if it were a bunny, a kitten, or other animal infant; she then sings a lullaby about each baby animal. Includes instructions to reader to sing each lullaby to a well-known tune.

Part biography, part day-in-the-life, this is a look into the mind and onto the pages of this prolific and well-loved children's book illustrator David McPhail.

Inventing a new tradition, Peter Rabbit becomes the Easter Bunny.