Heidi is only five when she is taken to live with her grandfather, known as Uncle Alp, in the Swiss Mountains. Notorious in the village for his gloomy outlook and reclusive nature, Uncle Alp nevertheless comes to love little Heidi, and she him. Just as Heidi begins to grow fond of her new mountain family and friends, she is suddenly taken to Frankfurt to be a companion to Clara, an invalid. Although she brings great joy into Clara's life, Heidi pines...

A little rabbit is getting ready for bed. And as the night gets later and his room grows darker, he bids goodnight to everything around him.

Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.

Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.

"What's a witch to do when a rainstorm threatens the Halloween Parade? Make it fun, that's what!"--Back cover

Presents an adaptation of the "Itsy Bitsy Spider," in which Pete and his friends know just how to help the spider succeed.

"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.

Penguin learns to use good manners when asking for something.

"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.