Presents the fiftieth-anniversary edition of Ezra Jack Keats's story, in which a little boy named Peter spends an exciting day playing in the new-fallen snow in his red snowsuit. Includes bonus materials. Parallel text in English and Spanish.

Mouse Mistress Hildegarde musters all her ingenuity to keep a large colony of church mice safe from the exterminator and to see that they make it through the dangerous Blessing of the Animals.

Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.

A dog follows the bus to school, where he meets the teacher and takes part in the activities of the class.

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.

Before becoming the first female private investigator in Botswana, eight-year-old Precious Ramotswe tracks down a thief who has been stealing her classmates' snacks.

Rhymed text and illustrations relate the life of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.

When an unexpected package containing an accordion arrives, Eugenia Lincoln tries to get rid of the instrument by selling it, destroying it, and giving it away, but nothing works.

Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.