Joanne Ryder

Describes what it feels like to change from a caterpillar into abutterfly. Includes gardening tips to attract butterflies.

Describes the awakening, feeding, and wandering of a polar bear,from its own viewpoint.

A lyrical description of a chipmunk as it goes about its activities in late summer, prepares for winter, and settles in till spring.

A mama bear tells her baby how she will always love him.

Rhyming text describes many different kinds of hugs.

Transformed into a humpback whale, a child experiences life in the ocean among other whales.

Jenny experiences the wonder of seeing and hearing the woods fill up with humming cicadas, and seventeen years later she returnswith her young son to share that experience.