When Inchworm overhears Mama Bug tell Baby Bug that she eats like a monster, he cries out in fear and sets off a chain reaction of animals trying to hide from the horrible beast they believe is coming.

"The bear, the moose, and the beaver want nothing more this winter than to play hockey. There's just one problem: the frozen lake they play on won't freeze. With their ice rink looking more like a swimming pool, the trio head home and wait for the colder weather to arrive. To pass the time, they watch TV. They sleep. They eat junk food. They even sing sad songs. But once winter finally arrives, will the friends be in any shape to play hockey?"--...

Groundhog decides not to hibernate one winter, even though his friends tell him that he will become cold, hungry, and lonely.

A board book featuring Poortvliet's gnomes and their forest friends.

Bear thanks his friends for bringing food dishes to his dinner party and finds a way of sharing something of his own.

Bear is awakened by his friends the day before Christmas, and he tries to stay up all night to celebrate Christmas with them.

When a family discovers an exhausted reindeer, they take him home to care for him, not realizing the uniqueness of the creature they help.

Squirrel's well-meaning attempts to help his forest friends do not always turn out as planned.

Mouse, Fox, Snake, and Spider try to frighten Bear, the biggest, loudest, bravest, strongest--and possibly trickiest--animal in the forest.

Seven forest creatures, from a tiny mouse to a giant moose, hunker down in a snowstorm as they wonder when the snow will stop.