Cari Best

Sara's Russian grandmother has requested that there be no presents at her seventy-eighth birthday party so Sara must think of a gift from her heart.

A five-year-old girl who is brave and strong faces night noises, too much light, and spooky shadows, all without calling her parents, before finally feeling sleepy.

While Nell and her dog, Rusty, dig in their yard, Norman, the boy next door who hates getting dirty, looks on until he finally decides to join in the fun. In the spring when trees unfreeze and grass grows green and pansies say, "Please plant me!" Nell and her dog, Rusty, can't wait to dig in dirt just right for digging. But Norman, their neighbor, says "Ewww!" to digging and dirt.

A young girl finds a Canada Goose with a badly injured foot and looks for her each day to see how she is doing.

Jacob watches his favorite television show, "Baking with Chef Monty," and bakes a beautiful peach pie, which he gives to his parents for their anniversary.

After taking the train downtown, Lizzie spends the day at the public library, helping her mother who is a children's librarian.

The teacher from the Black Lagoon: On the first day of school, a young boy expects the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monster", Mrs. Green. What's under my bed?: Mary Ann and Louie are convinced there is something scary under their beds. By the light of the Halloween moon: A spying cat, a watchful witch, a hobgoblin sprite, all are scary companions who plan to gobble up a young girl. The three robbers: Three robbers terrify the...

Is your mama a llama? Lloyd the llama is looking for his mama. "Is your mama a llama?" he asks a bat, a swan, a cow, a seal, and a kangaroo. Young children will share Lloyd's delight when the answer to his question is finally, "Yes!" Three cheers for Catherine the Great : Sara's feisty Russian grandmother asks for "no presents" for her birthday -- and gets them -- just in time for the borscht and blintzes party! Five creatures : Told from a small...