Cowley, Joy

Agapanthus struggles to do handstands and other acrobatic tricks while wearing her eyeglasses, which have a tendency to fall off as she cavorts about.

When Marta ruins her homework and breaks her glasses, Grandmother soothes her with an ancient story and one of her delicious tortillas.

When two boys return a video, they find a sparrow trapped inside the closed video store.

A grandfather is convinced that his rusty, trusty, fifty-year old tractor will make it through another haying season.

Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.

A young boy explores the world through stories with Mrs. Goodstory.

"When Mrs. Wishy-Washy asks her farm animals to take a bath for Christmas, they find a way to take one without freezing."--T.p. verso.

Collects stories of the Wild West Gang, in which young Michael's cousins, the Wests, do everything he is not allowed to do at home, but are always more fun than staying with his parents.

When a cowboy comes across a penned-up herd of wild horses, he vows to find a home where the horses can run free.