Lily's mother is sick and her father must go to work, but she does not want to stay with a babysitter, even if it means playing with cute baby Sam, sweet little dog Ringo, and fun big brother Jack.

A child, on the verge of being left behind by parents who are going out for the evening, comes up with a variety of pleas and excuses.

While his mother is away finding food, a newborn owl falls out of his nest and anxiously tries to find her, receiving help from various forest animals.

When her mother is late picking her up from dance class, Jessie fears that she has been forgotten.

While they are at work a mother and father send powerful "love waves" to their child at home, offering reassurance and comfort in their absence.

"No matter where you go--You're always a part of my heart! 'Sweet dreams, lima beans' is a heartwarming bedtime story that brings families closer together even if they are apart!"--Page 4 of cover.

A young guinea pig describes situations that make him miss his parents, how it feels to miss them, and what he can do to feel better.

Casey and his father find a special way to share their love when his father has to go away on business. Includes a note to caregivers.

In early 1940s Poland, ten-year-old Felix and his friend Zelda escape from a cattle car headed to the Nazi death camps and struggle to survive, first on their own and then with Genia, a farmer with her own reasons for hating Germans.

Lili spends a few days with her grandmother while her mother is away and thinks she sees her mother's yellow hat everywhere she goes.