Kevin Henkes

Originally published; New York; Greenwillow Books, 1991"This edition is only avilable for distribution through the school market." --cover, p. 4Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons.

Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.

Penny feels guilty after taking a beautiful blue marble that she sees in Mrs. Goodwin's grass, but gets a pleasant surprise when she goes to return it the next day.

When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes lost and scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.

A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.

Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit.

"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--

On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.