Joosse, Barbara M

An annual family reunion involving berry-picking and jam-making reminds Ben that he is part of a big, noisy family of grandparents, cousins, uncles, and aunts.

Snowed in after sharing Christmas with Grandma, a houseful of relatives settles in for the night.

Bram and his family leave their small brick house in Holland and travel to a new life in New York City.

Mimi and her little brother Joe escape from home and the city's summer heat to read and dream about princesses and dinosaurs in the cool, quiet library.

A small boy joins with his mother to find a creative way to save his older brother from the dangers of gang violence.

Harris's family decides that his dog Zippy should go to dog obedience school, but after he is trained, they miss the old Zippy.

Snowed in after sharing Christmas with Grandma, a houseful of relatives settles in for the night.

Nell has to deal with her dog Nugget's reaction when a kitten appears on the scene.

With some help from his detective partner King Kyle in Cleveland, Wild Willie and his friend Lucy figure out how to turn their soccer team into winners.

When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility.