Martin Waddell

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

Little Bear helps Big Bear gather wood, fetch water, and tidy the cave so that they can play together.

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

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.

A little girl and her mother recall how a special kitten came into their lives one dark and stormy night.

Small Pig and his friends Old Goat and Turkey spend the day in a rowboat on a lake.

Webster J. Duck turns to several animals when he tries to find his mother.

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.

When three little bears play in the snow, they pretend to be "snow bears" and their mother goes along with the game.

As her mother gets her baby brother ready for bed, a young girl describes how she takes care of her own babies--stuffed animals--doing the same things that her mother does.