Christopher Raschka

In this story--told almost entirely in the cat's meows--a young girl steps on her cat Marigold's tail, the hurt cat runs for cover, and after an apology, all is forgiven.

A young dog experiences the fear of being lost and the joys of being found when she becomes separated from her owner.

Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.

Two very large things have just happened to Peachaloo Piccolozampa. First, she's discovered a plot to ruin her favorite swimming hole and replace it with a golf course. Second, a wasp sting has given her the superpower to understand the truth behind what people say. Peachaloo knows a golf course is not the destiny for the grounds of the Ajax Mansion, a former monastery whose jump-roping denizens proclaimed it freely open to all. But the mansion's...

A father teaches his daughter all about bicycle riding, from selecting the right bike to trying again after a fall.

Introduces the musical style of jazz known as be bop as played by legendary African-American saxophonist Charlie Parker.

Retells the orchestral fairy tale in which a boy ignores his grandfather's warnings and captures a wolf with the help of a bird, a duck, and a cat.

The reader is invited to find Whaley Whale's hiding place.

Easy-to-read text reveals that dying is hard work, for the old and especially the young, and how good it is that so many people help when a person dies, from medical staff to clergy and friends to family members.

The narrator uses reverse psychology to get a young sheep dressed.