Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.

A scheming raccoon tricks a family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food by invading the new suburban sprawl that arrived while they were hibernating.

When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall.

Unmoved by his friends' attempts draw him out with singing classes and snowball fights, Tortoise tries to settle down for his annual winter nap and instead stumbles into a wonderfully icy experience.

A reluctant mother to four young geese, grumpy Bruce the bear loses his temper when he migrates home in the spring only to discover that mice have converted his den into a hotel.

Author Sidman and illustrator Rick Allen combine their talents to present a collection of night-themed poetry infused with elements of basic science. Each lyrical poem introduces a different type of animal one might find in the woods at night and outlines related biology facts, which are explained in long notes on each double-page spread. The full-color illustrations capture the mood and setting of each scene and also reinforce the biology concepts...

The peaceful winter that Mona the mouse expected at the Heartwood Hotel is disturbed by a difficult guest, food shortages caused by a huge blizzard, and secrets.

Each day, from September through November, brings glimpses of forest animals seeking food in preparation for the onset of winter, from a fox sniffing the last apple on the ground to a flock of wild turkeys that finds nothing.

A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.

To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!