When Bear notices that winter is nearly here he hurries to tell Snail, after which each animal tells another until finally the already sleeping Bear is awakened in his den with the news.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.

All the farm animals are where they should be, clucking and mucking, mewing and cooing, except for the missing goose.

Pulp paintings and rhyming text spotlight the underground world of burrowing, tunneling, and digging animals. Includes "Creature Indentification" page.