A bear cub emerges in the spring when everything he sees is new and interesting, and grows up (a little) as the seasons pass until when winter comes, and he returns to his mother's den to sleep until spring comes again.

From spring until winter, a fox kit explores the forest, plays with her sister, and finally returns to the warmth of her mother's den to sleep in the winter.

Sixth-graders Perry and Venice, photographers for their middle-school yearbook, are frustrated to learn that only pictures of popular students are welcome, but when Venice gets involved with a boy Perry doesn't like, Perry puts their friendship at risk by siding with Anya, the editor-in-chief.

When a wrong number blossoms into a phone friendship for Lucy and James, two Vermont high school students, James wants to meet in person, but Lucy is strangely resistant. Told in the form of telephone calls and voice mail messages.

Don't look at this bear and think she is ferocious. Quite the opposite of grizzly. She is friendly! Need directions? She's your bear. What about an afternoon snack? Look no further. Being this thoughtful has always come naturally to her, and she just knows it's appreciated by all her forest friends. Keep an eye out! There's always someone in need of a helping hand--or paw.