Big adventures begin with small choices.

Join Fox, Rabbit, Elephant, Penguin, Turtle, Otter, Squirrel, Deer, and their animal friends as they explore glowing forests, windy hills, sparkling ponds, moonlit paths, jungle trails, and snowy shores.

Animal Friends' Big Adventures is a collection of 20 original, read-aloud stories for children ages 3?7. Each gentle adventure is designed to support meaningful conversations about friendship, courage, kindness, teamwork, problem-solving, confidence, discovery, patience, empathy, and responsibility.

In these stories, children will discover friends who:

• build a bridge together when a stream blocks the way;

• help a bird rebuild a nest after a windy storm;

• take a careful, courageous step across the ice;

• solve pond, garden, kite, dam, map, and trail puzzles;

• make room for someone who feels left out;

• listen to worries without rushing them away;

• practice new skills one small step at a time; and

• learn that kindness, curiosity, and teamwork can point the way home.

Every story includes a continuation, an illustration and imagination prompt, a Talk, Try & Discover activity, and a practical caregiver or teacher guide. The book also includes classroom activity ideas, a 20-story learning-theme map, conversation starters, and child-friendly adventure memory pages.

Created for children, parents, caregivers, and teachers, this illustrated story collection is ideal for bedtime reading, preschool and early-primary classrooms, family learning, social-emotional learning conversations, and quiet moments of imaginative play.

Read a story. Notice a feeling. Try one small adventure of your own.