Gay, Marie-Louise

A young boy named Charlie describes his experiences traveling to Croatia with his family.

"Finn and his younger brothers, Leo and Ooley, love reading stories about animals living in forests, on mountains or in the arctic. 'When I grow up,' says Finn, 'I want to see wild animals and strange birds.' 'Why wait?' asks Leo. And so they set out in the snow on the Three Brothers' Wild Animal Safari. In their grandfather's time, the forest was full of animals--but today the forest is quiet. Where have the animals gone?"--Provided by publisher.

"Fern and Horn are twins who look like two peas in a pod or two stars in the sky. But Fern and Horn have different ways of seeing the world. Fern loves to draw flowers and butterflies, birds and bees, caterpillars and orange trees. Horn wants to draw too, but he thinks his flowers look like purple pancakes and his caterpillars like striped socks. 'Draw whatever you want!' Fern tells him. And Horn does just that..."--Provided by publisher.

Sam, claiming he cannot sleep without his dog Fred, enlists his sister Stella's help in searching the dark house for the comforting pet.

"After leaving his war-torn country with his family, Mustafa visits a park near his new home and finds beautiful flowers, lady bugs, fall leaves, and finally, a friend"--OCLC.

Sam is full of questions on his first trip to the seashore and his older sister has an answer for each one, except whether or not Sam will ever come into the water.

Princess Pistachio is worried about Dog. He has such a boring life. She thinks he needs more adventure and excitement. Pistachio brings him to school with disastrous results. Then she takes Dog to a theater audition and transforms him into Maurice the Magnificent, star of the stage. Maurice is an overnight success. That's when things start to go really wrong.

A little girl and her brother encounter fireflies, frogs, and bats as they wonder about things like the sky, moon, sun, and stars while they are exploring their nighttime surroundings.

Through the eyes of a young boy, short chapters describe off-the-beaten trips with the boys' parents and his little brother.

Charlie describes his experiences living with his family in a small village in France.