When the Aldens spend the summer riding on a train, they get to live in a train car once again- this time they're staying in Caboose Number 777. The number is hard to forget , and indeed, the children meet people at each stop who seem to know it well. It turns out Caboose Number 777 has an unusual past- one that comes with its very own mystery.

Six-year-old Lee will not give up until he can show his big sister Zora, a.k.a. the boss, how good he can sew. Includes instructions on how to make Lee's smiling moon.

Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.

Pauline and her brother John-John set up a stand to sell lemonade, limeade, and lemon-limeade one cold, wintry day, then try to attract customers as Pauline adds up their earnings.

When a third grade classmate gets her picture in the paper for winning a spelling bee, Judy is determined to find a way to become famous herself.

"Dory's sure that her big sister's friendship troubles have to do with pirates, but she'll have to navigate those rocky waters without her imaginary first mate Mary, who's found an exciting new pal of her own"--Provided by publisher.

A girl tells her younger brother all of the rules he must follow in order to befriend a dragon.

Stella and her brother Sam wander into a forest in search of fairies.

A young boy describes how a new baby is growing inside his mommy and tells what it is like when his new sister comes home from the hospital.

Stella and her friend Sam discover a winter landscape transformed by a heavy snowfall. It is Sam's first snowstorm, so he has lots of questions, and Stella shows him the delights of winter: building snowmen, skating, sledding, and making snow angels.