Hazen, Barbara Shook

A youngster isn't sure why a thing called "tight times" means not getting a dog.

Before revealing the awful thing she did, a child tries to get her mother's assurance of love, no matter what.

Relates how Amelia Earhart built and rode her own roller coaster when she was a young girl.

Two friends like to share everything, but when they find a toad and argue over how to share it they eventually leave it in its own environment.

A small boy, not allowed to have a dog because times are tight, finds a starving kitten in a trash can on the same day his father loses his job.

Soon after Katie wishes for her potatoes to disappear during dinner, a potato famine ravages her native Ireland, forcing her to leave for America.

Learning about the family dog, Digby, helps a young child understand aging.

Sir Fred, considered to be the bravest knight in the castle, fears for his reputation when a jealous bully tries to expose his secret fear of fighting.

Although he is big and looks fierce, Fang the dog is afraid of so many things that he is even afraid of himself.

When the castle bully discovers bold Sir Fred is secretly terrified of the dark, he tries to stir up trouble between that brave Knight and his Lady Wendylyn.