Don Freeman

Every summer Ty's family came to camp in their trailer at the same beautiful spot on the white sand dunes by the ocean. And every year, as long as Ty could remember, the same old pelican had welcomed them. This year, as soon as the trailer was parked, Ty pulled on his shiny red wading boots and ran with his fishing pole to look for his friend. "Be sure not to lose those new boots of yours," his father said. And Ty didn't – not really. But by...

A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.

A small boy imagines what it would be like to have his own rainbow to play with.

Earl the squirrel learns to gather acorns on his own.

A toy bear who wants a pocket for himself searches for one in a laundromat.

Gregory Groundhog and his shadow desperately look for each other after they become separated from one another just before their annual appearance on Groundhog Day.

Explains in verse some of the delights of a fine, free day: the view outside, places to go, and things to do with long, lazy hours.