Jane Chapman

"Grandma has a surprise for Ollie, a visit from his baby cousin, Lily! But Ollie feels jealous. Why does Lily get all the tickles and cuddles? And why won't Grandma play Ollie's favorite game? Ollie used to be Grandma's special owlet. Is it possible for Grandma to have room in her heart for two?"--

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.