Illustrations and text celebrate the many things--both big and small--that make a place feel like home.

Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry bring Tabby and Zeke to the library for a special storytime.

Although Henry's cousin Annie likes his dog Mudge, when she gets her own pet she decides that a bunny will be perfect for her.

Mudge looks forward to the Mother's Day surprise that Henry and his father cook up for Henry's mother.

Henry and Mudge the dog's boring weekend becomes interesting when Mom suggests building a castle in the basement.

There is no night so dark, so black as night in the country. And while the people dream of daytime things, the nighttime world awakens. Owls swoop, a rabbit patters, and in the yard an apple falls -- pump! -- from the tree. Listen. Go to the window. Across the field a light glows. Who else is up so late? Who else watches and hears the sights and sounds of night in the country -- the many stirrings of silence, the many colors of the dark? Lyrical text...

Life is beautiful--ever changing, sometimes not easy--but it's always worth waking up in the morning to see what might happen.

Henry, his dog Mudge, and his father enter a snowman building contest at the local park and win third place.

For Henry and his big dog Mudge, summer means going on a picnic in the park, taking a bath under the garden hose, and going to the top of the big green hill.

Mr. Putter and Tabby go to their neighbor's house to make soup, but Zeke the dog makes it very difficult for them.