Steig William

On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.

While on a picnic with his parents, Toby makes a simple event a grand adventure as he pretends to be an array of wild animals, including a bat, an owl, and a turtle.

Pete's a pizza: Will Pete cheer up when his father makes him into a pizza? Three cheers for Catherine the Great: The warm story about Sara's feisty Russian grandmother's birthday celebration with "no presents" from everyone. Five creatures: The charming story of a small girl and the family members she lives with as she playfully charts them just the way a child learning to count might do.