Philip Christian Stead

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

"Ruby, a very small bird in a very big world, is looking for a friend, so she introduces herself ..."--

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

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.

Vernon the toad takes the silent Bird on a journey in hopes of finding Bird's home.

The limitless possibilities of the world outside our windows--and the warmth and comfort of home--are explored in this thoughtful meditation on the imagination, as seen from the point of view of a wise old dog. Any child who has ever felt uncertainty about the world outside will be soothed and enchanted by the open-ended, seemingly-unanswerable, and utterly whimsical questions this book poses: "Will I ever be the dawdle of a penguin? Will I ever be...

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