Milo is fed up. He wants to play at being a pirate captain, but the other children say he's too short, he must be a deck-hand. He's too small to be a lion, and not handsome enough to be the prince. But Milo's mum makes him see that the other roles can be even more fun....

Junior may not be as big or strong as his famous cousin Kong, but when his beloved cat gets stuck in a tree, Junior conquers his fear of heights and saves the day.

"Big Bill the dollar loves his one-derful life of tippin', payin', and donatin' at restaurants, farmers markets, and collection jars...until Hundred pays a visit, telling tales of large bills living in the lap of luxury. Then Bill's dreams turn to mega mansions, fancy cars, and superstars. With the magical help of his friend Penny, Bill's wish for wealth comes true. Suddenly he's a ten thousand dollar bill--one of the biggest bills in history! But...

When Amber and her father go to visit her Aunt Phoebe, she wraps herself in cloth from Ghana and learns the significance of the colors and symbols to the Ashanti people.

"Even from Ramen's small shelf in the supermarket, they see spaghetti propaganda everywhere. They want to be celebrated, too. Maybe, Ramen misguidedly thinks, I have to change to be loved like that. "I want to be spaghetti!" they proclaim to the dismay ofthe rest of the instant noodle section"--

"Tessa has lived a trouble-free life as the only child of two loving parents--she is well-liked, gets straight As, is on the competitive swim team, and is active in her church youth group. It's a pretty perfect life! That is, until she comes home from swim practice one day to find that her parents are divorcing. Along with that, her BFF has moved to Florida, and Tessa gets stuck in Intro to Drama--possibly the worst class ever! Soon Tessa's mom sinks...

"Wade Westmore is used to being in the spotlight. So when he's passed over for the lead in the spring musical, it comes as a major blow--especially when the role goes to his ex-boyfriend, Reese, who dumped him for being self-involved. Shy sophomore Elijah Brady is used to being overlooked. Forget not knowing his name--most of his classmates don't even know he exists. So when he joins the stage crew for the musical, he seems destined to blend into...

"Alex Allen, like lots of children, sometimes worries about things--like dancing badly or getting an answer wrong in class. But unlike lots of children, every time he worries a real-life llama appears! And the more Alex worries, the bigger Llama grows...which starts getting him into all sorts of trouble. Will Alex ever learn how to control his worries and get rid of this pesky llama?"--

This companion to Cows Can't Jump & Cows Can't Spin Silk imparts a humorous and empowering tale of tolerance, respect and humility.

"Pssst - Pssst ..... Did you know that being tolerant means being willing to take the first step in accepting others for who they are? Even if they look, dress or talk differently from yourself? YES! But, remember, being tolerant does not mean that you have to put up with someone's bad behavior or ugly words! Pssst - Pssst... listen to your gut fieeling and meet your own TOLEY RANZ!"--back cover.