At the end of third grade, Amber is excited about her trip with her aunt to London and Paris, where she will see her father again, but her plans change when she comes down with chicken pox.

"Provides basic information about chickenpox and its prevention"--Provided by publisher.

When Barney gets chicken pox, Grandpa tells him a funny story to keep his mind off his itching.

"What if the dumbest idea ever turned your life upside down? At thirteen, Jimmy was popular, at the top of his class, and the leading scorer on his basketball team. But all that changed when chicken pox forced him to miss the championship game. Things went from bad to worse when he got pneumonia and missed even more school. Before Jimmy knew it, his grades were sinking and nothing seemed to be going right. How did Jimmy turn things around, get back...

Billie has lots of fun things planned for her visit to Grandma's. But when Billie wakes up covered in spots, will her holiday be ruined?

Peppy rhymes present the humorous side to a common ailment.

Mama Provi takes chicken and rice to her sick granddaughter Lucy who lives upstairs.

When Jess gets chicken pox it seems glamorous at first, but soon she gets tired of being stuck at home.

"In this delightful and hilarious holiday picture book, can a troop of unicorns really save Christmas? It's Christmas Eve, and Santa's reindeer are sick with the chicken pox. They can't pull his sleigh, so Santa needs some serious help. Will the unicorns save Christmas despite coming down with a case of hiccups? Or will Christmas have to be canceled?"--Amazon.com.