An illustrated, rhyming celebration of fathers of all kinds. Includes facts about animal fathers.

A baby loon, afraid that his mother will not return, sets out on his own to find his way across a stormy lake to their home in the great north woods.

Follows a new bear cub and his mother as they discover the world together, through every season.

Henrietta the elephant's serene life is disrupted when a baby goose comes to stay, but after Goose finally leaves, Henrietta no longer enjoys the quiet.

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text follow a colony of Emperor penguins as they emerge from the sea, find mates, care for their eggs, and are reunited when chicks have hatched. Includes author's note about Emperor penguins and challenges threatening the species.

Little Whale is nervous about leaving the shallows of the warm, southern sea but Gray Whale gently guides her new baby as they migrate to the cool, rich waters of the north.

In simple, rhyming text, Little Otter swims while looking for food, and with a little help from Mama, finds a tasty meal.

In Antarctica, Little Emperor grows from a hatchling who depends on his parents for food and warmth, to an adult, ready to live in the sea on his own.

Little Hippo falls behind the herd while grazing and looking for a friend, but when a flock of birds pesters him, Mama Hippo comes to the rescue.

A rhyming picture book about the loving parent-child relationship in animal and human families--