Pines and Plains Libraries

When Bear tries to see the sunrise but always oversleeps, Little Bird makes a suggestion.

Sylvie the cat persuades her boy to go into the darkness very late at night. There they are greeted by the shadows of roses and other flowers, and by nocturnal animals who whisper, "it's almost here.".

Various animals greet the sunrise in their own unique voices, except for the owl, who welcomes the night.

Every dark and cold morning Rupa tromps around her tiny cookfire in order to raise the sun, but when she decides it is time for a rest the village elders must try to find a substitute.

When a father and son set out early one morning for a cross-country drive in their jeep, they see all sorts of vehicles and pick up diverse passengers along the way.