Eileen Spinelli

"Combines rhymes and illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings"--

Eleven-year-old Belinda "Bindi" Winkler and her family find their way through tough times with the love and support of the community that grows around their newly opened restaurant, "The Dancing Pancake."

Students in Miss Fox's class have a series of mishaps, all involving a certain visiting author, as they try to earn money for a field trip to Roller Coaster World.

For "Peace Week," the animals in Miss Fox's class find ways to be peaceful, instead of squabbling with each other.

A pig believes herself to be a princess and behaves accordingly, but soon learns that being royalty has a price.

A young girl contrasts the exciting things she might someday do, like digging for dinosaur bones and swimming with dolphins, with her present-day activities of finding loose change in the sofa cushions and feeding her goldfish.

"Susie is jealous when her brother is deemed a town hero, so she finds solace in the poetry and reclusive lifestyle of Emily Dickinson"--

Tilly drives the other barnyard animals crazy with her silliness, but after gruffly telling her to stop, they discover that they miss her old ways.

An anonymous valentine changes the life of the unsociable Mr. Hatch, turning him into a laughing friend who helps and appreciates all his neighbors.

A rhyming celebration of the sights, smells, and sounds of autumn, such as pumpkin muffins, turkey stickers on spelling papers, and piles of raked leaves.