Rosemary Wells

Max and Ruby spend so much on emergencies while shopping for Grandma's birthday presents, that they just barely have enough money left for gifts.

Max and his sister Ruby go on an egg hunt and vie with each other for the prize--a chocolate chicken.

"Max and Ruby prepare for a new baby sibling--only to find out they are getting two of them!"--

Yoko loves kindergarten, but she doesn't want her mother to leave--until her new friend helps her realize that "mothers always come back."

Being painfully timid and shy does not keep a young mouse from rescuing his babysitter in an emergency situation, although after becoming a hero he still says zero.

Ruby and her friend Louise set up a lemonade stand to earn money to buy matching rings, but Max foils their plan.

Everyone in Morris's family is pleased with his Christmas present but Morris.

While Ruby plans a Fourth of July doll picnic, Max sends letters to Santa to ask for "a bright red Sand-Spitter Motorcycle with Bigfoot tires," but the letters are delivered to his grandmother, instead, and she must try to decipher the pictures. Includeslift-up flaps.

When their tea party is rained out, Max and Ruby and their friends Louise and Lily go indoors, where Grandma has arranged a treasure hunt.

Mary Elizabeth loves her new puppy Lucy but discovers that puppies need special care and understanding.