Susan Varley

Badger's friends are sad when he dies, but they treasure the legacies he left them.

"Sorrel and Sage like the same games, sing the same songs, and even have the same stripe on their tails! That's why they're best friends...isn't it? Discover how being different can make friendship even more special"--Back cover.

Panda and Pandora live next to each other but never speak or play together because they are much too shy.

A little monster is afraid to go to bed because he thinks humans will get him while he is asleep.

Chamomile is fed up. She's not allowed to wear anything but fussy, frilly princess dresses; she's not allowed to leave the castle grounds; and she's never, never allowed to eat sweets. What's a headstrong mouse princess to do?

After working with the royal gardener, Princess Chamomile decides that she would really like to create a garden all her own.

A collection of 11 best-loved Grimm fairy tales featuring animal characters, including The Bremen Town Musicians, The Hedge King, The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, The Hare and the Hedgehog, and more, translated by Guardian Children's Fiction Prize winner Kevin Crossley-Holland and wonderfully illustrated by Susan Varley.

After Badger's death his friends comfort themselves by remembering personal moments and the good times they shared with their beloved pal. Other segments include: In remembrance: LeVar shares fond memories of his grandmother and her wonderful cooking. LeVar joins kids at Staten Island Academy working on artwork in remembrance of loved ones ; Let the spirit move you: a dancer at Alvin Ailey Dance Company shares how the founder's spirit is still present....