Haywood, Carolyn

Eight-year-old Eddie Wilson, who collects valuable property and stray animals, acquires a goat and an old fire engine.

Betsy and her fourth-grade friends discover football.

A collection of nine stories revolving around the birthday celebrations of a variety of the author's characters, old and new.

When Teddy and Babs move from a city apartment to a home in the country, they share an exciting summer with two children who are visiting at a neighboring farm.

During World War II, seven-year-old Merry Primrose Ramsay is sent from England to live with relatives in the United States, where, despite missing her parents and feeling homesick, she has many adventures while going to school and learning to fish and knit.

Brothers Penny and Peter have lots of great ideas for trying to be helpful, but their efforts often do not go just the way they had planned.

Six-year-old William, an adopted boy nicknamed Penny for his copper-colored hair, attends a Halloween party, adopts kittens, and finds an older brother to join his family.

Betsy experiences an interesting first year in school and looks forward to summer vacation at her grandfather's farm.