Product Description: Ellie Martin fiercely resists her new dog's charmsIt isn't Ellie's fault, really. She's always wanted a puppy, and now that she's almost nine, finally old enough to get one, Preston is foisted on her. What's more, her parents say that this fully grown mutt that Great-aunt Margaret can no longer keep will have to do...read more

Product Description: Katie's neighbor Mrs. Muddle declares more holidays than anyone else, and she celebrates them in style. In March, she makes peanut-butter-and-birdseed cookies for the birds to enjoy on First Robin Day. The next month, she and Katie dance in the rain during First Shower of April...read more

Surrounded by a multitalented family, nine-year-old Case Callahan feels driven to succeed, but his failed attempts at various competitions discourage him until he finds a stray dog with a surprising past.

Relates the outdoor adventures of two good friends as they collect sea shells, photograph wildflowers, and listen to the songs of a backyard mockingbird. By the creators of Rose and Riley.

Whether it is best to carry an umbrella when rain is predicted but there isn't a cloud in the sky, or a good idea to celebrate un-birthdays or learn how to stop worrying, two friends Rose and Riley, a vole and a groundhog, demonstrate, with their true affection for one another, the importance of discussion and why opposites attract.

In trying to determine who gets the special title as 'Queen of the World', three sisters decide to have a competition, yet when it results in their mother crying on her birthday, the girls decide to put the games aside and work together to set things right once again.

The adventures of Mimmy and Sophie, sisters growing up in Brooklyn, New York, during the Great Depression, are depicted in four short stories by the author of Will I Have a Friend?