When Annie's cat disappears, she attempts friendship with a variety of unsuitable woodland animals, but with the emergence of Spring, everything comes right.
(card catalog description)

Annie is lonely when her cat Taffy disappears. She puts homemade corn cakes out in hopes of attracting a new friend, but each animal who comes (a moose, a bear, and a lynx) is not quite right. Finally Taffy returns, and she has a wonderful surprise! Jan Brett's detailed artwork tells stories within stories, and observant readers will discover Taffy's secret long before the end.