A story of woodland creatures discovering a lost doll is transformed into the perfect parable of love in this sweet, timeless picture book for fans of "Corduroy" and "The Velveteen Rabbit."

Unaware of its eons-old history, a boy finds a rock and takes it home to a shelf beside his sea glass and starfish.

A baby fox anticipates the time when he can go out alone, but first his parents must teach him the ways of the wilderness.

Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.

As evening progresses into nighttime, the moon looks down on a variety of nocturnal scenes, including a child getting ready for bed.

"While his family readies his townhouse for an approaching storm, boarding up windows and laying in groceries, Noah heads to the back garden, where beetles are burrowing deeper into the bark and mice are stuffing their hole with moss. Quickly and efficiently, Noah sets to work building an ark for them and other backyard creatures - salamanders and toads, snakes and spiders, even brightly colored hummingbirds. Setting out fistfuls of nuts and leaves,...

A young baboon's view of the world changes as his mother shows him various parts of his environment.

Three eraserheads that live with a boy in the land of pencils, paper, rulers, numbers, letters, and drawings become trapped in one of his pictures while trying to correct mistakes.

Papa prepares dinner and the boys set the table as they, the dog, and the cat eagerly await Mama's return home after work.