This story is a great vocabulary builder for town and country words. Coco Can't Wait by Taro Gomi. Their paths meet after a circuitous journey. The Trek by Ann Jonas. Two children take an extraordinary trek home from school.
Illustrations invite reader participation.
Little Pink Pig by Pat Hutchins. His mother gets the whole barnyard in an uproar looking for him. Repetitive questions invite reader response. A Bear for All Seasons by Diane Marcial Fuchs. Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1995.