Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack Children's Book Review Once there was a boy named Danny. One day Danny's mother had a birthday. Danny said to himself, "What shall I give my mother for her birthday?" And so begins Danny's quest to find a birthday present for his mother. He meets a variety of farm birds and animals, including a hen, goose, goat, sheep and cow. Nothing they can offer to Danny as a gift for his mother is quite right. The ...