Central Kansas Library System

In wintry Colorado during the 1930s, eleven-year-old Dessa Dean mourns the death of her beloved mother, but the arrival of an injured dog and the friendship they form is just what they need to change their lives forever.

One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited guests -- all of them having a party without him!

A boy is lonely because all of his friends are hibernating for the winter, until he finds Jack Frost writing on his windowpanes.

Harry has waited so long for the snow to come. Finally, he is able to build a snow king. But then the snow king disappears. Where did he go? Mr. Oakley thinks he went to order more snow. And the next morning there are snowpeople all over the yard!

A boy and his pet dragon share many winter activities and celebrate Christmas by chopping down and decorating a tree, making cookies, and sitting by a fire.