McGhee, Alison

While trying to cope with more school work, including an assignment in her least favorite subject, reading, a sixth-grade girl faces her toughest challenge as her beloved dog--and lifelong companion--nears the end of his life.

Through rhythmic text, a parent reflects on the options and opportunities possible in a beloved child's future.

With only ten days before kindergarten starts, a little girl who cannot tie her shoes by herself fears the worst.

A young witch describes what she does on Halloween, her favorite holiday.

After a car accident in the Adirondacks leaves her older sister Ivy brain-dead, seventeen-year-old Rose struggles with her grief and guilt as she slowly learns to let her sister go.

A young girl faces her first piano recital with bravery and confidence.

A big boy and his best stuffed friend seek the courage to move out of their crib and sleep in a gigantic big boy bed for the first time.

A mother reflects on the all the milestones, from walking in a deep wood to holding someone else's hand, that her child will achieve during life.

A little boy in a sheriff's hat and his dog deputy are bringing donuts home when the "Sheriff" is unable to resist getting rid of a slightly squished powdered donut, then wonders how everyone knows he ate it.

While coping with more school work, Julia faces her toughest challenge as her beloved dog nears the end of his life.