Patrick Benson

Features an audio read-along! When three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, they can't help but wonder where she is. Stunning illustrations capture the owls as they worry about their mother: What is she doing? When will she be back? Not surprisingly, a joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greets her return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother...

Russ the sheepdog herds sheep and cows, plots against the cat, and takes care of Lula, his master's daughter, but when she gets a special birthday present he worries that she might love it more than him.