Barbara Joosse

Harris's family decides that his dog Zippy should go to dog obedience school, but after he is trained, they miss the old Zippy.

Wally is a young boa constrictor who loves hugs, but his classmates at school are scared of getting hugs from him, so Wally shows them his friendly hugs are nothing to be afraid of.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

Two young sons on a fishing expedition with their mother; each boy is angling to be tops with Mom. Clearly an experienced peacemaker, Mama offers just the right answers when the boys inquire which of them, for example, is the best rower: "Why, Julian, you took the deepest strokes. And Max, your strokes were fastest." As she tucks them into bed that night, they each pose the ultimate question: "Who do you love best?" She loves one the "bluest," the...