On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.

Sophie does not enjoy energetic, assertive Wendell's weekend visit until the very end, when she learns to assert herself and finds out Wendell can be fun to play with after all.

Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is just looking out the window because he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?--Publisher.

Brief text and illustrations tell the story of a boy, a rabbit, and a seed.

A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce such basic concepts as adjectives, adverbs, daytime, and nighttime as they follow five elephants marching from dawn to dusk.

Penny has a new sled, but will it ever snow?

"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--

Bright illustrations paired with interactive call-and-response questions tell of what makes a house a home.

"Un cuento intemporal, maravillosamente ilustrado, que nos habla sobre la imaginación, las estaciones, la amistad y la sorpresa. Al principio eran cinco amigos y todos parecían esperar algo detrás de la ventana: la luna, el viento, la nieve, o nada en especial... La espera es parte de la infancia -esperar el turno, esperar para crecer, esperar a que algo especial suceda-, pero en este álbum es el niño quien observa como unos juguetes esperan...