Over the snow, the world is hushed and white, but under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many others who live outside in the woods during the winter

Jan Brett's fans count her "snowy" books set in irresistible winter landscapes among their favorites. Now four of her bestselling titles: Gingerbread Baby, The Mitten, The Hat and The Three Snow Bears, set in Switzerland, the Ukraine, Denmark and the Arctic, respectively, are in one book. Memorable characters, such as the mischievous Gingerbread Baby, the woodland animals in Nicki's white mitten, Hedgie and the farm animals, and the three polar bears...

Although his friend tries to discourage him, a walrus is determined to identify a small black spot he spies in the snow.