Fran Manushkin

When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

Pedro and his dad are walking Katie home on a foggy night when they are seemingly pursued by something very smelly, and Katie and Pedro try and solve the mystery of the big smell.

"Pedro and his dog, Peppy, are ready for the pet show. Peppy can sit and fetch on command. And he's freshly washed and ready to shine. But when they get to the pet show Peppy gets upset and ends up in the mud. Is there any way for him to become the best pet?"-- Provided by publisher. Includes discussion questions, writing prompts, and jokes.

Katie's dad surprises her with a trip to a ranch where she can ride a real horse.

Katie is the only one in her class who has not lost a tooth, but despite all of her efforts, her wiggly tooth refuses to come out.

Studying the planets at school, Pedro learns fascinating facts about Mars.

When her class celebrates Valentine's Day, Katie does not get a valentine from anyone.

When Jake loses his brand new toy airplane, Katie Woo lies and says that she does not know where it is.

Pedro and his father go on a hike in the woods--where it turns out that Pedro knows a lot more about the plants and animals then his father does, but they both have fun anyway.