When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons.

Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.

An owl, puppy, bear, bunny, and pig wait for marvelous things to happen.

The week of her tenth birthday, Alice and her parents go to Sanibel Island, Florida, just as they do every year, but this time some of the people who are always there are missing and some new people have come, which unsettles Alice, who wants things to be exactly the same as they alway are.

"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--

On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.

"Introduces concepts and vocabulary of fall--autumn colors, changes in plants and animals ... and wind, which soon leads to the next season"--

Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce the colors, songs, and activities of summer.