Little Nutbrown Hare wakes early one summer morning before the sun has risen. Big Nutbrown Hare sends Little Nutbrown Hare off to invite his friends for breakfast so that he can rest a little longer. Along the way, Little Nutbrown Hare discovers how wonderful and different all his friends' homes are.
Little Nutbrown Hare awakes to find the leaves changing color and falling off the trees, the flowers dropping off the bushes, and the tadpoles turning into frogs. Autumn is here, and it's time for change! Little Nutbrown Hare misses the joys of the summer meadow. Will he discover that autumn has its own delights?
One bright moonlit autumn night, the Nutbrown Hares are both having trouble sleeping. As they lay quietly in a pile of leaves, they listen to the sounds of the night... swish, hoot, wobble, nibble, croak and splash! They go on a journey to discover what's making the interesting night noises, but will they work out what sound the moon makes?
The first snowfall of the winter blankets the entire meadow, and Little Nutbrown Hare is confused because he can no longer see the bush, the log or his seedpod ball under all the snow! Will Little Nutbrown Hare be able to find his way around the meadow now that all his familiar places are covered under a blanket of fresh white snow?
On a snowy winter's morning, Little Nutbrown Hare and Little Field Mouse are amazed at the intricate patterns that they find in the snowflakes, each one different from the others. The friends try to take one to show Big Nutbrown Hare, but they always melt before he sees them. Will they find a way to stop the lovely flakes from melting?