The shopping trip is nearly finished when helpful Alfie opens the door for Mother, and promptly scoots in, closing and locking the door behind him. A blissfully ignorant barnyard hen is enjoying her leisurely stroll, unaware of the luckless fox, whose attempts to pounce on her are thwarted at every turn. Johnson, Bruce and Odette. One Prickly Porcupine. Oxford University Press, 1991.
Young listeners learn to count and appreciate Canadian wildlife.
Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. Khalsa, Dayal Kaur. A small book with the vivid illustrations of Canadian Khalsa showing the unusual sleeping habits of an extended family. A book that will soon become a bedtime favourite.