When a screeching seagull appears on the horizon with an urgent message from Mother Nature, Shaggy is ready to save the planet and its penguins. Shaggy is a material-powered climate warrior. With his magic yarn, he rescues a penguin stuck in an ocean oil spill and knits a warm and woolly igloo city (and a few extra socks) for a flock of winter waddlers.

When a tree-hugging bear climbs to the top of the forest with an urgent message from Mother Nature, Page is ready to save the planet and its squirrels. Page is a material-powered climate warrior. With her magic scroll, she rescues a squirrel family whose tree stopped making nuts because its branches are clogged with plastic bags.

In the cold and dark days between eating turkey and opening presents, when many kids are Santa-obsessed: I want, I want, I want…this snow gnome teaches us how to write a giving wish. Some kids learn quickly and tie giving wishes on a holiday tree. Some kids do nothing until the gnome visits, just in time for the holiday season.

Before the first day of spring, it’s easy to forget what Mother Nature does to make our planet green…this dirt gnome teaches us how to say thank you for what she quietly makes possible. Some kids write a thank you note when the first green leaf unrolls in their backyard or neighborhood park. Some kids do nothing, until the gnome visits.

This story is written to teach NGSS, 1st Grade: Objects can be seen if light is available to illuminate them or if they give off their own light. Kids love unicorns, if they believe in magical creatures. Most unicorns love to dance on rainbows. Some unicorns sneeze glitter. What if unicorns could teach us how rainbows and glitter are made?

This story is written to teach NGSS, Kindergarten: Living things need water, air and resources from the places they live. In alpine meadows, between sun and rain, bees buzz and daisies bloom. The bees eat daisy pollen, and the daisies multiply. What if bees could teach us how to grow-up and how to make friends?

For some kids the world is out of focus, until they read. When this boy gets stuck inside a book, the words surround him like a good hug and he is calm. He is ready to fight dragons, paddle rapids and fly to the moon. When mom calls him for Sunday dinner, he has to figure out how to get out of the story before his noodles gets cold.

Huckleberries are hard to find but easy to love. Some of nature's secrets are loud and obvious, some are soft and quiet. Hidden from us but not from the bears, huckleberries grow in very few, very wild places and they cannot be grown on a farm…so if you know where they are, pick a few for pancakes, but remember to leave some for the bears!