Big Bird catches a lightning bug and decides to keep it in a jar, but as the trapped insect's twinkle grows dimmer and dimmer, Big Bird learns a valuable lesson about friendship and freedom. Simultaneous.

Katharine Ross has worked in children's publishing for many years. She has written scores of children's books under a variety of noms de plume. As Kate Klimo, she is the author of the bestselling?The Dragon in the Sock Drawer, the first book in the Dragon Keepers series.Tom Brannon?is a popular illustrator who has worked on many different book series, including?Sesame Street,?Muppet Babies, and?Playhouse Disney.