A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him.

From her knowledge of when to change a diaper and how to make Popsicles to her skills in driving a delivery truck and dancing the polka, a child sings the praises of a special family member. Inspired by the accomplishments and behavior of the author's own mother.

"When the Little Tree sees the world around her narrowing, she worries about what life will be like for her Little Seed. She decides to take the biggest risk of all, and let Little Seed find a richer life on her own"--

At bedtime, a mother tells her curious child about the things that fairies do, like hang the stars in the evening sky and care for the toys that children have lost.

A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.

While out for a walk, Mama Elephant answers her child's questions about a monkey, a frog, a songbird, a butterfly, and a crocodile, all the while teaching about Little Elephant too.

A little rabbit enjoys having a day off from kindergarten and spending time with his mother during a snowstorm, but his father's flight home is cancelled until the snow stops falling.

In simple, rhyming text, a mother expresses her love to her unborn child.

Mrs. Goose is a devoted mother to her new baby but is puzzled by the baby's strange behavior.

When a mother bear tries to convince her little bear to go to sleep for the winter, little bear would rather stay awake and play, until a storm makes him reconsider.