Wells, Rosemary

"Felix brings the same lunch to school every day: sprouts on buttered oat bread. He will also eat pasta with butter. And he loves macaroni and cheese. No need to try anything new. Then, on the night of Fiona's half-birthday celebration, Felix finds himself in a pickle. Will he leave the restaurant hungry, or can Fiona finally persuade him to widen his food horizons?"--Dust jacket.

Max has many toys, including a toy house, toy soldiers, stuffed bears, airplanes, cars, trains, bugs, and blocks, but what he wants to play with is the one thing he cannot have--his sister Ruby's doll.

Each day of school Emily learns a little bit more until, by the 100th day, she can read and write.

Timothy and his kindergarten classmates learn about the alphabet, sounds, and rhyming. Includes activities on letter recognition, single and multiple syllable words, and words that start with consonants and vowels.

Timothy and his kindergarten classmates learn about counting, measuring, money, other math concepts. Includes activities on directionality, spatial relations, and the days of the week.

Timothy and his classmates learn to add and subtract, count from one to twenty, and recognize shapes and patterns. Includes activities.

In 1927, Emily describes the ordering, arrival, and assembly of a mail-order house for her growing family.

McDuff begins to worry about his place and importance in the family when Fred and Lucy bring home a new baby.