Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

Unmoved by his friends' attempts draw him out with singing classes and snowball fights, Tortoise tries to settle down for his annual winter nap and instead stumbles into a wonderfully icy experience.

While searching for someone to play ball with him, a dog dreams of fantastical adventures he could have with his ball.

Ever since they were Snotsippers, Jack and the girl have fought, until one day she steals his bike and as he and the Amigos try to recover it, Jack realizes that he is growing up and must eventually leave the "goodlands and badlands of Hokey Pokey."

Jule Ann is afraid to go outside because a mud puddle keeps jumping on her and getting her muddy. Then she has an idea about how to get rid of the mud puddle.

Simple, rhyming text and illustrations that layer art on top of cardboard take young readers on a trip through their imaginations as they celebrate the uncomplicated, magical power of a basic box. From a library filled with books to an ocean-side beach, a big brown box can transport a child almost anywhere.

When Lulu invites her friends from the Bug Squad--all dressed up as insects--to come over for a play date, she wants everything to go just as she has planned.

"A bear finds a piano in the woods, learns to play it, and travels to the big city to become rich and famous, but ultimately discovers that his old friends in the forest back home are still the best audience of all."--

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.

"Lulu loves to play dress-up. Her favorite thing to be is Ladybug Girl. But she also loves to dress up like a fairy princess, a wild tiger, a secret spy, and more! Join Lulu on her dress-up adventures in this book"--P.[4] of cover.