Max and his sister Ruby go on an egg hunt and vie with each other for the prize--a chocolate chicken

Despite his sister Ruby's admonitions, Max waits up on Christmas Eve to see Santa Claus coming down the chimney.

McDuff the little white dog gets lost while chasing a bunny and needs help finding his way home.

Starting with number one for the first day of school, Emily learns the numbers to one hundred in many different ways

An intimate, moving portrait of Abraham Lincoln as rarely seen—through the eyes of his children—and captured in exquisite illustrations.
Historians claim him as one of America's most revered presidents. But to his rambunctious sons, Abraham Lincoln was above all a playful and loving father. Here is Lincoln as seen by two of his boys: Willie, thrilled to be on his first train trip when Lincoln was deciding to run for president;

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When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats--until one of them tries it for himself.

Max and Ruby spend so much on emergencies while shopping for Grandma's birthday presents, that they just barely have enough money left for gifts

Fritz, a master at creating terrible messes, meets his match when his science project goes wrong and the Mess Fairy emerges

When Yoko's grandparents send her a beautful antique doll all the way from Japan, Yoko the cat couldn't be happier. She places Miki on a windowsill and brings her candy every day. On Girls' Festival Day, Yoko wants to show Miki to her class and tell them all about the Japanese holiday. In her Big No voice Mama says, "We don't trouble trouble or trouble will trouble us." But Yoko is so excited about Girls' Day that she can't resist taking Miki to school....

Although Sophie wants to be helpful and good, sometimes she ignores her mother, father, and grandmother and must have a time-out