Jan Carr

A mother bear dresses her cub in warm clothes and tells him she loves him as they go grocery shopping, play at the park, make dinner, and say goodnight. On board pages.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe some of the delights of spring.

A young girl celebrates Valentine's Day by making and hiding paper hearts around the house for her family to discover. Includes directions for making hearts and a brief history of Valentine's Day.

It is the first day of second grade and already Buddy is disappointed because his class has a new teacher, not the one he wanted, and there is a new student, Bea, who is boisterous and much too pushy for the reserved Buddy--and who insists that they are friends.

All the planets in the solar system decide to throw Sun a birthday party. Includes facts about the planets.

After an author visits their classroom, Buddy and his friends are inspired to write about their pets—in fact, animals are suddenly all anyone can talk about! Joey’s adorable puppy even stops by Ms. Maple’s classroom (and makes a major mess). But something seems off about the things Bea is saying about her cat. Are her stories true? Buddy has his own pet problems (training a cranky cat is . . . hard), so he tries not to focus on the drama with...

Anya, an orphan girl, with no memory of her past, dreams of being a princess and as being part of a family. Recalls Anya's quest to find that family.