Lost and Found

A wood mouse and a rabbit come across a rag doll lying in the woods. It doesn't smell like the fresh air of spring or feel like the rough bark of a tree, and nothing about it seems to belong there. As more forest animals join in, they search for clues about where the doll came from, run into further mysteries, and find out something their hearts already know.

The animals meet things they have never seen before, including a road, a house and a human child. They follow a trail of mysterious footprints out of the forest, hoping to return their new friend to its owner. By helping the lost doll find its way home, they learn about the warmth of love and caring for someone else.

This illustrated picture book by Kate Banks is a bedtime story about the ways we show each other we care, whether between parent and child, siblings or friends.