Central Kansas Library System

Lyrical text and illustrations of baby animals and their mothers show the love of a parent.

When Woodrow's mother suddenly disappears, he moves to his grandparents' home in a small Virginia town where he befriends his cousin and together they find the strength to face the terrible losses and fears in their lives. Woodrow's cousin, Gypsy, lives next door, and the two children find they have much in common. But unlike Woodrow, who has accepted his mother's disappearance, Gypsy can't get over her father's death. That's when Woodrow tells Gypsy...

Ad his mother tucks him in, matthew describes the amazing adventures of his day.

Lulu's younger sister Marsha, who has the chicken pox, seems to be taking all of their mother's time, and Lulu tries hard to get some attention of her own.

A little creature tries and tries to do something special for his mother, but something always seems to go wrong.