Nancy loves her fifth-grade reading buddy, Violet. When circumstances keep them apart for a few weeks, Nancy is thrilled when they find a way to get together and practice Nancy's reading.
When her class splits into two clubs, the Puddle Jumpers and the Puddle Stompers, Amelia Bedelia is in a pickle, because both groups want her to join them.
Amelia Bedelia's after-school routine includes playing on her swing set every day, but when she discovers that robins are building a nest atop her slide, she watches them raise a family instead.
Looking forward to a trip to the beach, where he hopes to find a seashell that will enable him to hear ocean sounds, Splat the Cat is frustrated by his inability to find anything but broken shells until he receives help from a special new friend.
Looking forward to having fun in the snow with his friends, Splat the Cat decides he cannot wait for the snow to start falling and takes matters into his own paws with hilarious results, in a story complemented by skill-building phonics components.