Leonard, Marcia

A young bear enjoys being outside during all four seasons, whether he is playing in the spring rain, wading in his pool in the summer, picking pumpkins in the fall, or sledding in the winter.

The reader, pretending to be a young cat, spends the night at Grandma and Grandpa's house and makes a choice about how to handle being afraid to sleep in an unfamiliar room.

Although they are different in many ways, two girls are still best friends.

A child describes the special relationship shared with a cuddly red stuffed toy.

Messy Tess cleans up her room to please Mom and Dad.

Twin brothers, Tim and Jim, enjoy playing ball with their dog, Slim.

Dan describes the things he does with his grandfather who is also named Dan.

While trying to impress her babysitter, who is also a Girl Scout, seven-year-old Amy does not treat her Brownie friends very nicely.

Krissy learns many things about self-reliance and helpfulness while trying to earn money to go to the theater with the rest of her Brownie troop.

Relates the adventures of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf. At various points in the text the reader is asked to state what is missing from the picture.