Picture puffins

Illustrations of people and animals introduce the numbers one through ten, followed by counting by tens, from 20 to 100.

Friday night is the family's special night because Papa joins them, but this week Papa doesn't come home.

While climbing Mt. Baldy, Treva outwits some trolls who want to steal her dog.

A small boy, not allowed to have a dog because times are tight, finds a starving kitten in a trash can on the same day his father loses his job.

Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient.

Mr. Bear spends the night searching for enough peace and quiet to go to sleep.

In a poor Mexican village, Erandi surprises her mother by offering to sell her long, beautiful hair in order to raise enough money to buy a new fishing net.

Enthralled by her grandmother's story of seeing and hearing whales singing in the sea long ago, Lilly hopes to see them herself and to hear their mysterious songs.

Poems capture all the excitement of a championship season of football for a young player.

A little boy and his father enjoy a full assortment of sporting events together.