Fran Manushkin

Barry and his father take an evening walk, exploring the strange peeping sounds they hear and finding a surprise down at the pond.

Katie's friends have come for a sleepover, and telling a scary story seems like a good idea--until she has a dream about a monster under her bed, and she wakes up to find her lucky kimono missing.

With Earth Day coming up, Katie decides to have a yard sale with her friends and recycle her old toys.

Katie, Pedro, and their mothers are going canoeing, but when the two canoes get separated Pedro gets worried that something has happened to his friend.

Katie Woo and her parents help their new neighbor, Mr. Kenji, to prepare for his final test to become a nurse.

A Jewish mother preparing for Passover tells her young children the story of Miriam, the Biblical woman who prophesied the birth of Moses.

When Katie's parents take her to the library one rainy Saturday, she finds a lot of her friends and, with the help of librarian Miss Bliss, takes home some "super-duper" books. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and an interview.

When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

There is an elegant substitute teacher in class today, but Katie's attempts to impress her keep going wrong.