Nancy Tafuri

A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

All the barnyard animals wake up when the rooster crows.

Text and illustrations of a variety of animals introduce the numbers one through ten.

Contrasts the world as viewed in sunlight with the quiet night world in moonlight.

Squirrel is too busy getting ready for winter to nibble a pumpkin with Mouse, run in the field with Dog, or otherwise play with any of the other animals. The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot nibble with the mice. He does not have time to hop with the frogs or run with the dogs. But there is one thing he can do!

Bird comes to feel less shy when Bunny helps her rebuild her ruined nest, showing her what a good friend can be.

Each barnyard animal has its favorite kind of kiss, but the best of all is a mother's goodnight kiss.

Five chicks and their mother peck in the corn patch in search of breakfast.