Derby, Sally

King Kenrick tries to ignore the painful splinter in his toe, but he finally agrees to have it tended to so he can lead the Hero's Parade.

A young African-American girl describes her favorite playground--the front steps of her home on which she and her friends play and experience the changing seasons.

Blue Bird the bookmobile provides shelter on a snowy Christmas Eve night.

A boy tries to convince his teacher that the reason he is late for school is that, over and over, he had to undo the damage being caused by the wind, from tearing laundry off the line to blowing away street signs.

A cat enjoys the sights, sounds, and smells of a nighttime stroll.

Kile, almost thirteen, spends much of the summer yearning to explore a nearby island, striving to be a good brother, fishing with an elderly neighbor, and fuming at his parents over their separation that is forcing his mother to sell the family's cabin on a Michigan lake.