Alan looks forward to the annual family reunion at the farm where Daddy grew up, but everyone is supposed to share something special and Alan worries about arriving with empty hands.

When his mother brings home a guinea pig instead of the dog he has always wanted, fifth-grader Rufus is not happy--until the rodent starts acting exactly like a dog.

A family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving at Grandma's house.

A family keeps forgetting the things they need to take to the beach.

Describes in rhyme the activities of a young boy and his extended family as they share a special Thanksgiving.

Tired of her large, noisy, baboon family, young Leyla runs away and meets a lizard who teaches her to sit alone, be quiet, and do nothing.

While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.

"Eight-year-old Stella finds it is not easy or fun to keep secrets. The first secret is keeping her sister, Penny, from discovering that her pet fish has died and been replaced with a new fish. The second secret involves a school assignment which Stella cannot share even with her best friend"--Provided by the publisher.

"The boy from BUILDING OUR HOUSE takes us through a typically boisterous homeschooling day with his big family"--