Brief rhyming text and colorful illustrations tell what happens when parents and children share twenty minutes a day reading.

After perishing in a boating accident, two sixteen-year-old girls, both named Marie, ask God to allow them to return to earth where they intervene in the lives of villagers.

Despite Ruby's careful instructions, Max has his own ideas about how to wear his hated new suit.

Max and Ruby are going trick or treating. Max wants to carry his candy but Ruby says no. Will Max ever get his own treats, or will he have to trick Ruby?

"Felix brings the same lunch to school every day: sprouts on buttered oat bread. He will also eat pasta with butter. And he loves macaroni and cheese. No need to try anything new. Then, on the night of Fiona's half-birthday celebration, Felix finds himself in a pickle. Will he leave the restaurant hungry, or can Fiona finally persuade him to widen his food horizons?"--Jacket.

In 1927, Emily describes the ordering, arrival, and assembly of a mail-order house for her growing family.

Being painfully timid and shy does not keep a young mouse from rescuing his babysitter in an emergency situation, although after becoming a hero he still says zero.

The Worrier visits Felix night after night, reminding him of what could go wrong the next day, until the night that a special birthday present changes everything.

A series of stories in which McDuff, a West Highland Terrier puppy, finds a wonderful home, has an adventure chasing a rabbit, adjusts to a new baby in the house, and helps rescue Santa.

A little bear describes how much his mother means to him. En este cuento ilustrado para niños, Bebé Oso y su mamá hacen galletas juntos, juegan, bailan y leen cuentos en su silla favorita.