The Herdman children, who enjoy terrorizing their classmates, volunteer to play the main characters in the Sunday school Christmas pageant.

Illustrations and rhyming text depict dinosaurs as they ride the bus to school, jump on top of their desks, read their favorite books, and have fun on the playground with all of their friends.

Fourth-grader Iggy Frangi and his friends, afraid the principal saw them pulling a big prank, vow to be so good they are invisible, but learn that being too good causes trouble, too.--

Grouch, Grump, and little Gloom 'n' Doom spend much of their time arguing over who is the "biggest and baddest" until they build a monster together that turns out to be very different that what they expect.

Inviting her mother to visit her new class, a little kindergartener discovers that there are some things that kids are better at than parents.

Frances is jealous of her sister's birthday, but birthday spirit moves her to reluctantly give her coveted gift.

By Day, By Night journeys from morning to evening, from country to country, into the hearts of people everywhere.

Amelia must continually remind her gorilla friend, Nilson, not to have fits, especially when they are running errands with her mother, but sometimes Amelia stomps and growls, too.

"Mother Nature is a very busy woman. Her job is to tend to the Earth and all the creatures that dwell thereshe must wake up the bulbs and warm the land in spring, then rush off to freeze the ponds and create snow in winter. But more than anything, Mother Nature wants children of her own. So with twigs and things she made five: Fear, Envy, Hate, Greed, and Fickle. She asks the most helpless of creaturesthe poor, wingless humansto watch over them as...

Nine-year-old Allie Finkle's list of rules helps her navigate a tricky situation with a new girl at school.