Nancy Tafuri

Squirrel is too busy getting ready for winter to nibble a pumpkin with Mouse, run in the field with Dog, or otherwise play with any of the other animals.

Five chicks and their mother peck in the corn patch in search of breakfast.

Each barnyard animal has its favorite kind of kiss, but the best of all is a mother's goodnight kiss.

Bird comes to feel less shy when Bunny helps her rebuild her ruined nest, showing her what a good friend can be.

Bird cannot find Bunny during a game of hide-and-seek and worries that Bunny has run away.

A variety of baby animals ask the question, "How am I special?" and receive loving answers from their mothers and fathers.

Following the advice of family members, a young bird learns to fly and tells other birds that to fly, they need only to flap their wings and try.