When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

As he gets into bed, Timmy Bear asks his mother to play a game with him in which they remember everything he did during the day, but in reverse order.

For Panda, Valentine's Day means making the best card ever for his Mama, but nothing he does works out quite right: the heart's uneven, the red ribbon tears, and the beads won't glue; then Mama shows him that it's the love you share that really makes a card--and Valentine's Day--special.

"An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.'"--