Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever happens, a friendly dog sits down beside him and looks pleadingly at his ice-cream cone. From that moment on, the two are inseparable. But when Ribsy's original owner appears, trying to reclaim his dog, Henry's faced with the possibility of losing his new best friend. Has Klickitat Street seen the last of rambunctious Ribsy?

Paddington Bear loves to lend a paw. From taking a saw to Mr. Curry's kitchen table to extinguishing a surprise flambé, each time Paddington helps out, things tend to get messier before they improve. But with his special tool kit, playful wits, and just a little bit of marmalade, Paddington can take any day and make it extraordinary! First published in 1960, Paddington Helps Out is the third novel by Michael Bond chronicling the adventures of this...

When a black family with three children moves into the white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend.

Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever-increasing problem.

"With Meg Murry's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden play an important part in his struggle between life and death" -- Title page verso.

Nate the Great interrupts his backyard vacation to find his friend's lost grocery list--before lunch.

Nate the Great and his dog Sludge try to track down Claude's missing Stegosaurus stamp.

When four brothers and sisters discover a Psammead, or sand-fairy, in the gravel pit near the country house where they are staying, they have no way of knowing all the adventures its wish-granting will bring them.

Stacy wants to make a special "About-Me" box for her new class project, but she can't think of a thing to put in it.

A large, extended family spends summers together at the seashore and encounters a memorable bumper crop of clams.