Martin Waddell

When bedtime comes, Little Bear is afraid of the dark, until Big Bear brings him lights and love.

When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.

Kind Ox welcomes Old Dog, Stray Cat, Small Mouse, Tired Donkey, and finally the baby Jesus into his stable on the first Christmas night.

When Little Bear is frightened by the noises he hears while walking in the snowy woods, his friend Big Bear reassures him.

When Jack's efforts to find a use for the moose he has brought home end in disaster, Jack's mother says the moose has to go--until she realizes that being loved is the best use of all.

An overheated pig who doesn't swim, throws himself into a pond, throwing the farmyard into an uproar. But on this hot summer day, the pig on Neligan's farm sits by the pond feeling envious of the ducks and geese floating in the cool water. Finally, when she can endure the heat no longer--Splash!--this sweltering pig takes a dive, throwing the entire farm into an uproar.

A duckling and all his family happily await the hatching of his parents' new egg.

When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.

A tortoise tries to find someone who will play with him at his own speed.

The Big Ones try to help a young polar bear learn how to glide on the ice, but she gets bumped so much that she decides it isn't any fun--until she spends time learning on her own.