Daniel Salmieri

"Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow"--

"Ava's world is full of opposites: colorful sneakers on a gray sidewalk, thick books made up of thin sheets of paper, and dreams of huge spaces in her small head. Together, these opposites depict a full and impactful life, as Ava moves from girl to student to scientist, from daughter to mother to grandmother. While years pass and some things change, there is even more that is constant in this visually rich, soothing portrait of family connection through...

When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.

Animals present hand slapping skills to readers, just in time for the annual high five contest.

All is calm in Old Man Fookwire's yard until new neighbors, Little Old Lady Hu and her cat, Muffins, move in next door. Muffins is one mean dude! He terrorizes the birds, interrupts Fookwire's painting, and ties the squirrels' tails together. Fookwire is upset, but not nearly as upset as the squirrels, who devise an ingenious plan to stop Muffins cold.

With gentle prodding from the narrator and help from the reader, four monsters are led to face their greatest fear--bubbles.

While Raccoon is eating pizza at his secret pizza party, he sees a masquerade party going on in the house next door to him and joins the fun.