Matthew can't understand how his mother always knows what he is up to even when she is not in the room with him and concludes that she has x-ray vision.

Narrator Jack and his mother, who was kidnapped seven years earlier when she was a 19-year-old college student, celebrate his fifth birthday. They live in a tiny, 11-foot-square soundproofed cell in a converted shed in the kidnapper's yard. The sociopath, whom Jack has dubbed Old Nick, visits at night, grudgingly doling out food and supplies. But Ma, as Jack calls her, proves to be resilient and resourceful--and attempts a nail-biting escape.

Looking for the perfect present to give Mama Bear on Mother's Day, Brother and Sister Bear think of the many ways Mama Bear helps them, and fear that all their gift ideas will fall short.

Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

Joint Little Monkey on his day of play as he swings in the trees with his friend. After his day of joyful fun, it's time to cuddle up with Mom.

After spending too much time playing with his favorite toy, Billy and his mother are very late for nursery school and his mother forgets some crucial things as she rushes to work.

As Colin imagines himself in a series of adventures beginning with joining a pirate crew, his mother assures him that she will always be there to help if he needs her.

A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.

A curious baby giraffe keeps wandering away from his mother to explore the interesting sights and smells that surround them. Includes a note on giraffes.

A mother welcomes her newborn infant, and tells what life will be like as the child grows older.