Lauren Thompson

A father makes his daughter an apple pie and all of the farm animals want a taste.

A young rabbit enjoys a "busy, dizzy" day of playing in the meadow near his home.

Little Quack and Piddle explore the colorful world around them.

One by one, four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck, until only Little Quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave.

"One spooky night in the fall, Mouse creeps out and hears bats flying flit! flit! flit! and apples dropping plop! plop! plop! and children singing 'trick or treat!' What could it be?"

Little Quack and his siblings look for a place to hide during a game with Mama, but Little Quack can't think of a good enough spot. Readers can learn to count as they watch each duckling hide and then be found again.

A sultan's daughter who loves numbers and riddles devises a plan to find the man who is best suited to be her husband.

A long time ago and far away--although it could be here, and it could be now--a boy threw a stone and injured a girl. For as long as anyone could remember, their families had been enemies, and their towns as well, so it was no surprise that something bad had happened. Hate had happened. Revenge had happened. And that inspired more hate and more calls for revenge. But this time, a young girl decided to try something different... Inspired by the...

A mouse tries many new things when he and his father go out and play in the snow.

After wandering out at night to watch a magical star shower, a polar bear cub returns home to snuggle with her mother in their warm den.