Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen

A cat gives birth to a litter of kittens in an abandoned building that catches fire while she is out searching for food.

Sleepiness is compared to the actions of a spider, a mouse, a bird, and increasingly larger animals.

When his special friend Cyrus McCafferty, aging benefactor to Bordenville's children, moves away, Jake celebrates their friendship by buying the giant spruce usually reserved for Cyrus, and a Christmas miracle occurs.

When a baby rhino loses his mother, he must rely on his own resources to survive until he is adopted by an old female rhino.

Each of four beloved teddy bears fears something at bedtime, and a the little master explains away each fear, he makes the nighttime worry-free for himself, too.