Presents numbers from one to twelve in illustrations of baby animals on a farm, children playing on a playground, and church bells ringing to welcome spring.
Nine-year-old Dora, who has been kept out of school because of her speech impediment, dreams of learning to speak normally as her family joins a group of other Mormons journeying from Utah to New Mexico in 1910.
Mary Clare divides treats into halves, thirds, or other fractional parts to make sure that each of her friends or family members can enjoy an equal share.
Counting down from twelve drowsy doves to one small baby lying on a bed of straw, the story of Christ's birth in Bethlehem is told in pictures and rhyming text.
In this sequel to "The Other Side of the Door, " ten-year-old Dora makes a quilt to record her experiences as she finally starts school and her Mormon family's efforts to secure homestead rights for their farm in New Mexico.