Simple, rhyming text introduces diverse animals and their habitats. Includes facts about each animal, and about a variety of spiders whose pictures are hidden throughout the book.

"Various woodland creatures make their homes and prepare for their young."--

Big Jim Hickory is a very good lumberjack but begins to worry when his tree-felling causes his woodland friends to lose their homes. So he decides to take quick action to find them a new place to live. Luckily, Jim comes up with a creative idea that will change the way they share the forest and the way they all define home.

Bear is tired of waking up every morning in the same green forest, so he visits animals around the world in their various habitats, searching for a new place to live.

"A hermit crab in need of a new, bigger shell explores the beach, trying on a variety of unsuitable objects before finding the right fit" --

Presents a children's story about Hermit Crab as he finds a new home and enlists the help of other sea creatures to help him make his new shell more beautiful.

A family of raccoons searches for the perfect home, only to find that what they had been looking for is right under their noses.

Youngsters awaken in the morning with the belief that they are the greatest little ones in the world, whether they are children in their mothers' arms, eagles soaring above mountains, whales swimming in the ocean, or other animals in their domains.

When two rather stout ladies sit on Chester Cricket's home in the Old Meadow, the worm-eaten stump collapses and Chester, aided by his friends, is forced to look for a new home. Meanwhile, Chester Cricket and the meadowfolk also band together to save Mr. Budd from being evicted from the Old Meadow by the town council.

Pearl Squirrel had built a lovely new home in a tree and invited her forest friends over for a housewarming party. Some of her friends like Mrs. Deerheart, Mrs. Rabbit, and Maurice Skunk were unable to get up the tree to Pearl's home, and all of her friends found Pearl's home inadequate for their needs in one way or another. This upset Pearl, so she sought advice from wise Solomon Raven, who helped her understand how different types of homes are right...