by Marjorie White Pellegrino (2000)
Annie is unhappy that she has to share her grandmother, the mayor, with so many people, but when she helps out during a town emergency, Annie appreciates all that her grandmother does in the community.
Willo Davis Roberts
Upset that his parents do not seem to pay any attention to him or care about him, eleven-year-old David becomes even more worried when they deposit him for the summer with a grandmother he hardly knows so that they can go about their own busy lives.
Felix Pirani
A little girl goes to the beach with her father, where her imagination enables her to build the biggest sand castle in the world.
Lois Peterson
Life is hard enough for Tansy, but when Dad sends her to a wrinkled old babysitter named Miss Stella, Tansy, with the help of her best friend Parveen, gradually learns to manage all the changes in her life and make unexpected new friends in the process.
story by Hans Baumann
Children's story, original but using a combination of North European and Native American traditions. Chip, a little boy, must go on a long and dangerous journey to get the medicine that will save his sister. His bravery and kindness get the attention of animals along the way, who stop to help him make the journey.