Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.

Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.

"At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs"--Title page verso.

Little Fish has all sorts of fishy friends in his underwater home, but loves one of them most of all.

A little rabbit enjoys having a day off from kindergarten and spending time with his mother during a snowstorm, but his father's flight home is cancelled until the snow stops falling.

Ollie tries to be safe and polite on his first walk to the corner store alone, even when scary creatures appear on the way.

When globe trotting troublemaker Delilah Dirk and her friend Selim are accused of espionage against the British crown, they must clear their names, even if it means returning to respectability.

"Rhyming couplets and collage art depict a mother putting her child to sleep, while her beloved toy rabbits come to life to tidy and polish the world for when she wakes up again. Their fantastical activities include painting flowers, stitching clouds, and embroidering the Milky Way."--

At bath time, a boy who believes he is ready to dress and undress himself gets stuck in his clothes, then imagines what life will be like if he remains that way forever.

A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.