Alfie Wolfe and his twin sister Alfreeda enjoy helping out at the family's Hound Hotel--but this time they have very different ideas about what to do with a Yorkshire terrier suffering from separation anxiety.

Sometimes Moms have to leave their little ones at home for a short time. It can be a challenge. Especially for Penguin! There are tears and sadness, but Penguin likes the babysitter, Mrs. Duck. They have fun together reading and playing and hugging Penguin's favorite pillow. And soon, someone's at the door, Mom is back! This sweet new board book confides that missing Mom is hard for everyone, but little listeners will delight in the happy ending.

"When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him." --

"A mother reassures her daughter that--whether their time apart has been long or short, boring or exciting--their family will soon be together again"--

When her mother is late picking her up from dance class, Jessie fears that she has been forgotten.

While his mother is away finding food, a newborn owl falls out of his nest and anxiously tries to find her, receiving help from various forest animals.

Yoko loves kindergarten, but she doesn't want her mother to leave--until her new friend helps her realize that "mothers always come back."

"A child worries about what it will be like while his papa is away, until papa is home." -- Provided by publisher.

Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.