Hutchins, H. J

T.J. Barnes does not usually play team sports, but he learns a lot about football and even more about his friend Seymour when they both join a football team.

TJ must face his fear of failure when the first rocket he builds is anything but a success.

TJ worries that he has taken on more than he can handle when he agrees to turn his home into a haunted house to raise money for a school trip.

Norman grows tired of always being the cat when Neil and Leanna play pretend at his house.

The story of Tess, a young girl who loves her prairie home, even when she has to gather cow-patties for fuel, and the good deed that earns her the respect of a grumpy neighbor.

When Yancy and his stuffed bear trade places, Bear wears grandfather out trying to fit a lifetime of small boy adventures into one day.

Yancy and his Bear are looking forward to spending a special day helping Grandfather plant his garden, but when it begins to rain, they have to change their plans and set out on an entirely different adventure.

TJ hates cats and loves dinosaurs, so when he makes drawings of cats for a school project, they look prehistoric.

The friendship between TJ and Seymour is put to the test when they are asked to join their school's Quiz Kids team and suddenly find themselves competing against each other.

A father assures his little boy that he would know him under all kinds of odd circumstances.