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A small seed surprises itself by becoming a flowering moonflower vine.

Farfallina the caterpillar and Marcel the young goose are best friends. Farfallina likes Marcel's soft feathers and his gentle eyes, and Marcel likes Farfallina's smile and her pretty colors. They both like playing together all the time. But one day, Farfallina does not feel quite like herself. She climbs high into a tree while Marcel waits below in the grass. As he waits for her to come down, Marcel begins to grow and change, while in the tree Farfallina...

It was hard for Little Acorn to believe he would ever be a big, strong oak tree. Soon Little Acorn grew into Little Oak. But now what was he to do? He couldn't grow oranges like the orange tree or flowers like the rose bush. He just grew and grew until he became Big Oak, and his branches were big and strong-but still he didn't know what he was to do. Then one day Big Oak found that his strong branches were just right for a very special purpose. The...

Progressively larger groups of animals try to share a limited number of scooters, cookbooks, nap mats, and underwear. -- publisher.

Bear is growing up and wants to prepare for his birthday party without help, but soon learns that some things are more fun to do with friends.

"The tenth children's book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell celebrates the extraordinary, everyday bravery of trying new things for the very first time." -- Jacket flap.

From worrying when excited to forgiving while still hurting, children experience everyday paradoxes as they embrace their full potential.

A baby kangaroo takes his first tentative hops outside of his mama's pouch, meeting other creatures and growing bolder with each outing.

A four-year-old describes how she has changed since she was a baby.