He's in for a surprise in a tiny Texas town. Engineer Matt O'Brien just arrived in Forever to meet the daughter he never knew he had. He can thank Riley Robertson. But the dedicated nurse is determined to do more than bring parent and child together. Riley has faith -- even if Matt doesn't -- that he can be the father his little girl needs. The charming single dad is also making Riley yearn for more. Is Matt the man she didn't know she needed? Are...

Humorous rhymes and illustrations filled with unusual characters depict the chaos caused by "sticky icky Baby Joe and his long-suffering parents" on an eventful shopping trip.

A young penguin and his father receive comfort from each other as they wait for the mother penguin to return from her diving.

After the death of his wife, Bernie Fine struggles to cope with his shattering loss and must endure further hardships until he meets a strong and caring woman who sympathizes with his ties to the past.

Rhyming text describes how different animal mothers and fathers get their young ones ready for bed on the farm.

A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.

The squabbling in the Bear household between parents and cubs subsides after Mama and Papa Bear and Brother and Sister Bear perform humorous role-playing skits.

When Toby and his parents go on a picnic, there's no telling who he'll pretend to be.

When she agrees to meet with Jasmine as a peer counselor at their middle school, Antonia never dreams that this girl with the black lipstick and pierced eyebrow will end up helping her deal with the serious problems she faces at home and become a good friend.

When her great-aunt Margo arrives in New York from Romania with her collection of stuffed bats, Emma-Rose Paley, who dislikes sunshine and hates garlic, believes she has discovered a vampire in the family and that she must be one too.