When Pete feels miserable because rain makes it impossible to play ball outdoors, his father finds a fun indoor game to play with his son.

Pelly feels miserable because she looks different from her Martian classmates, but a glamorous opera singer who visits her class shows Pelly that her differences make her special.

In early 1900s New York City, miserly Scroogemacher, a waistcoat factory owner, is visited by the Rabbis of Hanukkah Past, Present, and Future and learns the value of carrying on Jewish tradition. Includes glossary of Yiddish terms and historical notes.

The Dance Fairies' magic ribbons are missing! Without them, all kinds of dances are getting off on the wrong foot. Everyone is miserable, except for Jack Frost and his goblins. They have the ribbons . . . and it's up to Rachel and Kirsty to get them back! The disco at Kirsty's school is sure to be a disaster without Jade's magic ribbon. Can the girls outwit the goblins in time? Find the magic ribbon in each book, and help keep the Dance Fairies on...

Three short stories in one book, in which Penny Dreadful embarks on a career as a vampire hunter, she deals with a miserable visit by Grandma Grimshaw by looking at the bright side of things, and then she attempts to get her name in the record books.

Mister Dash the dog lives a civilized, peaceful life with Madame Croissant, until her granddaughter Daphne comes to visit, and her wild, loud ways cause trouble for Mister Dash.