obedience

When a new neighbor moves in next door, Ernest's mother, who always insists that he obey all the rules, encourages them to play together every day.

Miley defies her dad's order that she stay home and study and sneaks out to preview a hot new movie.

The gingerbread man gets eaten because he runs away from his parents.The gingerbread man claims that no one is as fast as he is, but too late, he discovers that he is wrong.

Teaches children the importance of knowing and obeying the rules in school and other places. Includes activities.

An adaptation of the Cinderella story in which Ella of Frell, struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.

Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.

When Aggie the dog does not mind, Ben takes her to obedience school which ends in disaster, but while practicing at home one day Ben realizes what really motivates Aggie to mind.

When Joshua, a baby whale, disobeys his mother and swims too close to shore to visit with a friendly human boy, he becomes stranded on the beach. Includes factual information about whales in a separate section in the back of the book.

When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.

Presents an adaptation of the Cinderella story in which Ella of Frell, given the magical "gift" of obedience as an infant, finds her compulsion to obey any and all orders a bit inconvenient when she is left at the mercy of her nasty stepmother and stepsisters, and sets out to find the fairy Lucinda to undo the curse.