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"What do you do with a problem? Especially one that follows you around and doesn't seem to be going away? Do you worry about it? Ignore it? Do you run and hide from it? This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn't so sure what to make of it. The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get. But when the child finally musters up the courage to face it, the problem turns out to be something quite different than it appeared."--Book...

Young readers will have a hopping good time in this hilarious story about a witch who is having a hard time wrangling a bunch of frogs into her frog soup until she comes up with a surprising solution.

One, Two, Kat, and Four want to form a club so together they figure out how to make a sign saying what their club should be called.

Suffering from a crippling case of post-traumatic stress disorder, sixteen-year-old Loa Lindgren tries to use her problem solving skills, sharpened in physics and computer programming, to cure herself.

"A collection of four more stories featuring Yasmin! Whether she's braving the goalie net for the first time on the soccer field, trouble-shooting a plant problem in the garden with her family, tackling a tricky writing assignment, or managing a disagreement with her friends, Yasmin is always thinking outside the box to come up with creative solutions. Yasmin can do it!"--From the publisher's web site.

"Amalia is not sure she is meant to be a teddy bear-making elf and seeks out Santa for advice, only to discover a secret about Mrs. Claus"-- Provided by publisher.

Seven-year-old Makeda and her family are cleaning the house for a party and make a pile of things they don't use anymore, but Makeda isn't ready to throw anything out, in a book featuring a problem-solver who loves to create.

Describes rock-climber Ashima solving a complex problem in terms of rock climbing, which may include false starts, breaking the challenge into smaller parts, and always being thoughtful and persistent.

On the morning he is to start school, a nervous little boy is reassured by his father's advice to handle problems step by step.

"It's summertime at Camp Niniwawa. Peg, Cat, and their friends Aki and Richard are in the Gopher bunk -- Gophers, they always go for it! Arts and crafts is a welcome distraction from homesickness for Richard, whose love of patterns helps him build a red-and-blue Popsicle-stick ladder. When the Raccoon bunk challenges the Gophers to a friendly battle of the bunks, it's on! Winning a contest earns a bunk ten points -- but being a good sport is also...