Washoe County Library System

A mother tigress raises two cubs and teaches them all they need to know until they are ready to rely on themselves.

When Gracie discovers that her kitten is missing from their lighthouse home, she goes out into a terrible storm to rescue him.

Follows a new bear cub and his mother as they discover the world together, through every season.

"With a little help from his friends on the tundra, an arctic fox learns how to be a good daddy to a noisy gosling"--

"A rhyming picture book about the loving parent-child relationship in animal and human families"--

Little Mist, a young snow leopard, is filled with wonder when his mother introduces him to the world for the first time.

A baby loon, afraid that his mother will not return, sets out on his own to find his way across a stormy lake to their home in the great north woods.

A turtle father and son play a guessing game about what kind of father does certain things for his children, such as chirping encouragement as they learn to fly, or organizing a croaking concert.

Henrietta likes her quiet life. A morning swim, a cup of tea--all is serene. But everything changes when she bumps her head and winds up with a goose egg--a REAL goose egg. Henrietta tries to return the baby goose to the nest, but her flock has flown. It's up to Henrietta to raise her. Goose isn't anything like Henrietta. She's flappy, and noisy, and exhausting. But Henrietta raises that goose right. She teaches her to swim, and to honk, and to fly....

A baby fox anticipates the time when he can go out alone, but first his parents must teach him the ways of the wilderness. Against the rhythmic background of turning seasons, a little fox learns that there is a time for everything. The rain, the clouds, the days all come and go as the little fox, guided by his wise and loving parents, learns to hunt on his own and bury his food, cover his trail and run like the wind. Now he is ready to go out on his...