Rosen, Michael J.

Amanda's grandmother Bubbe always managed to make Thanksgiving a very special holiday for the entire family, but when Bubbe passes away, the family finds the task of recreating her special meal more than they can manage without the help of new friends.

Presents the story of an Ohio farm family's life over an entire year. Describes how five kids combine farm chores, recreational hunting and fishing, and school work.

Relates the adventures of a family and their dog on a Sunday drive to the country.

A kids' guide to caring for a dog, providing information about the nature of dogs, their bodies, and how to prepare to bring a new dog home, looking at training issues, discussing doggy care, covering socialization, exercise, feeding, grooming, and safety, and including a field guide to identifying neighborhood dogs.

At Christmas-Hanukkah time, a Christian woodcarver gives a carved angel to a young Jewish friend, who struggles with accepting the Christmas gift until he realizes that friendship means the same thing in any religion.

A beginner's guide to fishing that discusses fish varieties, basic techniques, and equipment, with an emphasis on freshwater catch-and-release fishing. Packaged with each book are thirty feet of line, hooks, sinkers, and related equipment.

A child describes how one family celebrates Hanukkah, including polishing the silver menorah, lighting the candles, having a special family dinner, and sharing gifts.

The stories of two different boys told in alternating poems, one in which Perry, who's father is missing in action in Vietnam and sister won't reply to his letters, lives with his Gran and takes the train to see his mom on the weekends and during his train rides he notices a young boy racing the train and dreams of a farm life and a close-knit family; In the second, Steve, who loves the train that cuts across his farm and dreams of a life not weighed down by farm chores and his parent's rules.

Presents short humor pieces by more than sixty American writers and comedians, including Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Susan McCarthy, and Paul Rudnick.