Nancy L Carlson

By admiring her finer points and showing that she can take care of herself and have fun even when there's no one else around, a charming pig proves the best friend you can have is yourself.

A frog explains how smiling is a great way to get through life's ups and downs.

A mother and her young daughter reflect on the daughter's growing up, including her infancy, potty training, first words, and starting school, noting how nothing has been what the mother expected.

Harriet feels terrible until she confesses to trampling on a neighbor's garden and ruining a prize dahlia.

A magical snowman teaches an unhappy girl about friendship and skating.

Tina the beaver and her family constantly rush off in different directions, until a storm keeps them snowbound at home.

When he is called to the principal's office, George hurries to explain that other people were to blame for the many things that went wrong during the day, from his late arrival to the escape of some mice. Sumario en español: Cuando le llaman a la oficina del director del escuela, George se apresura para explicar que otros tiene la culpa por las muchas cosas que fueron mal durante el día, de su llegada con retraso al escape de algunos ratones.

A young girl recounts how she came to be part of an adoptive family.

Questions and answers show the reader that different kinds of hugs can be the answer for many situations.

When Henry the mouse wants to buy a Super Robot Dude, he discovers how hard it is to save money.