NCW Libraries

One by one, animals in a snowy forest crawl into Nicki's lost white mitten to get warm until the bear sneezes, sending the animals flying up and out of the mitten. On each turn of the page, signature borders inspired by Ukrainian folk art hint at what animal is coming next.

After hearing about winter from his friends, Hedgie the hedgehog tries to stay awake to experience its wonders.

"Gingerbread Baby and his friend, Matti, take his gingerbread band to the Christmas Festival where they are a hit--until the aroma of gingerbread reaches the children, signaling the time to run away"--

A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man.

After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve.

Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.

Lonely Gingerbread Baby, having set out to find a friend, enters a bakery where he tries to talk to different cookies and other figures, but winds up leading a crowd back to his house on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale.

A retelling of a folktale about how a pair of magical slippers always find their way back to the tiger whose mother made them for him.

After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson.

While climbing Mt. Baldy, Treva outwits some trolls who want to steal her dog.