As her son grows up from little boy to adult man, a mother secretly rocks him each night as he sleeps. As her son grows up from little boy to adult man, a mother secretly rocks him each night as he sleeps

A polar bear reassures a cub by describing what a polar bear is and does, and promising to lovingly teach such necessary skills as hunting and walking securely on ice.

Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother. Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother

Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

Amy builds a snowman with her parents.

When bedtime comes, the parents of a girl, a boy, and various animals ask their children how many kisses they want.

Mae wanted to be an astronaut. She dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering. Her parents encouraged her, saying, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible." This encouragement, along with Mae's own curiosity, intelligence, and determination, paved the way for her to become the first African American woman to travel in space.--

Although he finally agrees that he has too many toys and needs to give them away, there is one toy that Spencer absolutely cannot part with.

Rhyming text explores what would happen if animals kissed like humans do, from a slow kiss between a sloth and her cub to a mud-happy kiss from a hippo calf to his father.

Upset with her parents for arguing on what she hoped would be a perfect day, Amber gets lost at a county fair when she tries to follow her best friend Justin and his family through the crowd.