Boelts, Maribeth

A former stray, Bootsie is the beloved royal cat until a spell cast by a mean fairy causes her to fall into a deep sleep, and only "her happiest sound" will awaken her.

Little Bunny gradually learns to give up his pacifier.

The Sloth family falls in love with the sleepy puppy at the pet store, but when they bring him home they are surprised to find out he's a bundle of energy and nota tall what they imagined.

Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.

For soccer games Sierra rides a bus out of the city to fields that are nicer than the "lot" in her neighborhood, but so her auntie can be at her last game, she asks Coach Marco if the team might play in her neighborhood on a day her aunt does not work.

Sixth-graders Russell and Shawn, poor and picked on, work together scooping dog droppings to earn money for a Rottweiler puppy to protect them from bullies, but when they learn the puppies' owner is running an illegal dog-fighting ring, they are torn about how to respond.

Helps children cope with the sadness and confusion they may feel after their parents divorce, sharing the story of one boy who realizes that although his parents are no longer together, they still love him and he can still turn to God for comfort.

Little Bunny usually shares, but when he takes his new tool set to preschool for show-and-tell, he doesn't even want his best friend to use it.

Curtis, a young frog and a wrestling fan, is thrilled when his father Big Daddy returns to his wrestling career.

Explains how to think wisely in an emergency and what to do in common emergencies such as bleeding, poisoning, shock, and burns.