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A girl feasts on the wonderful raspberry jam that she and her family have made and remembers that she loves it because they made it together.

Charles's six empty pockets come in handy for carrying such treasures as a blue star marble, an old crow's feather, and seven striped stones.

A little boy finds different ways to make his baby sister smile.

When thunder makes a young girl and her dog afraid, they decide to make as much noise as the storm.

A little girl explains to readers the types of shoes she likes to wear.

When Messy Bessey starts to clean up her desk at school, she inspires the rest of the class to clean up the entire room.

Ariel Kazunas wants a puppy but gets a baby sister instead.

A child rhapsodizes about rocks from big to small and precious to commonplace.

When the class gerbil escapes from his cage, the children look everywhere for it and find a way to get it to return home.

Annie performs a variety of dances in her recital as she blows in the wind, twirls, taps her toes, and strikes a pose.