When Bear notices that winter is nearly here he hurries to tell Snail, after which each animal tells another until finally the already sleeping Bear is awakened in his den with the news.

Simple rhymes describe the sights, sounds, and smells of Halloween.

Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the great variety of beetles and their swirling, humming, crashing activities.

Each day, Papa Duck goes out with his ducklings but on Monday only four come back, on Tuesday only three, but on Saturday all return when he calls and on Sunday, they stay home and rest.

A mouse works his way through the alphabet as he folds the "F," measures the "M," and rolls the "R."