Brothers Willie and Taddie share stories about their father, Abraham Lincoln, from 1859 to 1865

Ruby wants to play school, but her brother Max is only interested in playing with his cars

Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school

Yoko and her classmates welcome Juanita, a new student from Texas, to their classroom

Yoko and Timothy aren't very frightening in their costumes that look like food, but they can still scare Doris and Stumpy, who ride an almost-real motorcycle in the school's Halloween parade. There's always a new adventure with Yoko, Timothy, Doris, the Franks and the rest of the gang in Mrs. Jenkins' classroom. With help from each other, their teacher and their families, Yoko and friends explore their similarities, their differences, and their relation...

When Yoko and her classmates become sick, Mrs. Jenkins comes up with a great idea to identify who might be responsible for spreading germs

Edward's classmates are all excited, but Edward isn't quite ready for school
Edward Bear is starting school. He's all dressed. He's had his breakfast. And he has his Bunny. At school everyone else is happy and busy. The teacher is all smiles. Everyone is ready for school . . . except Edward. He is just not quite ready yet. As we know, not everyone is ready for things at the same time. It's just fine to be Almost Ready. The Edward Almost...

Edward isn't ready to swim without his water wings
Edward Bear is all excited to go to Georgina's birthday. It's a pool party, and Edward wants to wear his water wings. But Edward is the only one wearing wings and some guests tease him about it. Edward isn't quite ready for this kind of party. As we know, some of us need our water wings a bit longer than others. It's fine to swim in water wings as long as you feel safe. This story in...

Trains and time travel spur one boy's thrilling adventure as he seeks to rejoin his father in a new classic from Rosemary Wells and Bagram Ibatoulline. (Age 10 and up)
One day in a house at the end of Lucifer Street, on the Mississippi River side of Cairo, Illinois, eleven-year-old Oscar Ogilvie's life is changed forever. The Crash of 1929 has rippled across the country, and Oscar's dad must sell their home—with all their cherished

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Fred, Lucy, the baby, and McDuff go to the lake for a Fourth of July picnic, but when ants consume all of their food it's up to McDuff to find something for them to eat