neighborliness

When a mother and child pay a visit to their reclusive neighbor Emily, who stays in her house writing poems, there is an exchange of special gifts.

Makayla, afraid of bugs, backs away from her obviously needy neighbor who is planting a garden in memory of her cat, Furgus, who died over the weekend, but when she makes herself think about what it means to be caring, Makayla overcomes her fears and offers help and hugs.

Trying to be neighborly, Mr. Putter decides to serve tea to Mrs. Teaberry's knitting club but chaos ensues when Tabby the cat and Zeke the dog find the party irresistible.

Neighbors Nutmeg the squirrel and Barley the mouse believe that they have nothing in common until an emergency forces them to discover surprising things about each other.

Libbie gives a tour of her neighborhood to a boy just about her age whose family is moving in next door.

Wishing to bake an apple pie, Old Granny Smith sets out with a full basket, trading its contents for a series of objects until she gets the apples she needs. Includes a recipe for apple pie.

Nellie Sue hopes to make friends with her new neighbors by hosting a hoedown in her barn, but wonders if the "glitter girls" will be able to dance in their ballet slippers, rather than in dancing boots like hers.

When Eva sits on her stoop trying to complete a school assignment by writing about what happens in her neighborhood, she gets a great deal of advice and action.

Lauren and her mother visit the library to find out what there is to do in their new town, and are introduced to the building and its services by their new neighbor, Dan.

Peter Lovenheim tells the story of how he got to know his neighbors by sleeping over at their houses because of a murder-suicide that took place in his community of Rochester, New York.