Julie Durrell

When a group of children prepares for and experiences the first day of kindergarten, the parents are the ones who have trouble adjusting.

The guests at a pajama party eat, dance, watch movies, tell ghost stories, and do everything except go to sleep.

On a rainy day, Pippa Mouse helps her mother clean their house and builds a door to keep the rain out.

A young boy pretends that he is fighting a fire and bravely saving a cat's life, in a story accompanied by punch-out vocabulary flash cards

Nine stories describe seven-year-old Eddie Wilson's experiences at Christmas, including his plans for sending a unique Christmas card, buying an injured neighbor a present, and pretending to be Santa Claus

While playing hide-and-seek at a spooky Halloween party, Jonathan discovers that he has more courage than he thought when he is confronted by a ghost.

Rosie tries to make up with her former best friend and get into ballet class after the sign-up deadline.

Rosie plans to surprise her grandfather on his birthday by getting her dance class to perform "Cinderella, " his favorite ballet.

A visit from her Irish cousin during Rosie's plans for a special ballet performance proves that not everyone is perfect.