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"If you run away," said his mother, "I will run after you. For you are my little bunny." A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in this imaginary game of hide-and-seek. Children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time. The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. Generations of readers have fallen in love with the gentle magic of its...

When Sam has a cough, Mrs. Bear tends to him all through the cold night.

Llama Llama's mother takes good care of him when he has to stay home from school because he is sick, but when Mama Llama begins to feel sick, too, Llama Llama knows how to take care of her.

At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.

Chester Raccoon is worried that his mother does not have enough love for both him and his new baby brother.

In this original edition, Peter and his sisters are told to go gather blackberries and not to go into MacGregor's garden because Peter's father was made into a pie by MacGregor after being found in the garden. Peter, who is wearing a new coat, promptly disobeys his mother, stuffs himself with vegetables, gets spotted by MacGregor, loses his coat and barely makes it out of the garden alive. When Peter gets home, he is given chamomile tea for dinner....

A mother shares the magic of a snowy night with her baby.

Even after a story, being tucked in, and warm milk, Sam is not ready to got to sleep until his mother kisses him good night.

As his mother tucks him in, Matthew describes the amazing adventures of his day.

A baby takes the happiness that he experiences at a birthday party home with him.