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Mr. Bounce, who is very small and shaped like a rubber ball, tries to find a way to keep himself on the ground and to prevent himself from bouncing all over the place.

An illustrated version of the Christmas carol about the procession to Bethlehem and the offer of a poor boy to play his drum for the Christ Child.

When Adele walks her little brother Simon home from school he loses one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer's shop, his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more. When Simon's older sister, Adele, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adele makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything....

When Bear's friend Mouse tells him that finding a four-leaf clover means one is lucky, the little bear searches for one, despite the discouraging words of other animals.

See how kids greet the Chinese New Year by writing characters, getting haircuts, eating noodles, and honoring their families.

Text and illustrations describe the sights and sounds of nighttime in the country.