Marianne Dubuc

Mr. Postmouse and his family are going on vacation! Of course, he'll need to bring along a few parcels. After all, "a postmouse's rounds are never done!" Traveling by hot-air balloon, cruise ship and even by camel, the intrepid mouse family treks around the world, from the forest to the sea, the desert to the ice field, finding adventure, new discoveries and animal friends at every stop. And all along the way, Mr. Postmouse never misses a delivery!...

"It's a special day at 3 Maple Street. It's Little Rabbit's birthday! His mother makes him his favorite breakfast. His sister has drawn him a picture. And, best of all, he's having a birthday party! But that's not the only thing going on at 3 Maple Street today. The Cat family is moving in upstairs ... the Fox family is having a new baby ... there's so much happening inside (and outside) this lively building, it's hard to keep track!"--

Visiting an older student s kindergarten class as part of her school-readiness activities, young Pom watches excitedly as animal classmates practice reading and counting, enjoy arts-and-crafts activities, and play in the schoolyard together.

All the animals ready their costumes for a masquerade party, and while the lion plans to dress like an elephant, the elephant is planning a parrot costume, the parrot is dressing like the turtle, and other surprises await the party guests.

Mrs. Badger, an avid collector and naturalist, takes a weekly journey up to Sugarloaf Peak, greeting her friends on the way and sharing her discoveries with them. One day she meets Lulu, a very small cat, who wants to come with her to the top of the mountain. On the way, Lulu learns to take care of the natural world, help those in need, and listen to her heart--

"Koko and Baba are a very close koala family, so close that Koko does everything on Baba's back--eats, plays, you name it! Until one day, when Koko wants to do something different, and he takes his first step off Baba's back to go explore"--