lost and found possessions

Bette, a mother sparrow separated by accident from her mate, takes her chicks on a long search when a faithful reindeer permits her to make a nest in his antlers.

Collects over sixty brief essays about found items, such as notes and letters, that were discovered on the street by various writers, musicians, artists, and entertainers.

"Bean Dog and Nugget lose Bean Dog's shiny new ball in a bush. They dream up elaborate and silly ways to get it back while they argue about who is actually going to go and get it"--Publisher.

Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home.

At bedtime, Principal Fred's wife, son, and dog help him search for his missing teddy bear so that he can go to sleep.

When the kindergarten classroom gets a pet guinea pig Eliza is afraid, but when the guinea pig gets lost, Eliza helps find her.

Wendy is new in town and has no friends until she finds a map that Tom dropped and follows the group in order to return it.

La La Rose, a young girl's stuffed rabbit, gets lost in Luxembourg Gardens.

Arthur's friends become concerned when he tells them he has a broken heart and show up at his house ready to do whatever it takes to help.

When Miata leaves her skirt that she is to wear in a dance performance on the school bus, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that she has again lost something.