De Groat, Diane

Gilbert seems to be the only one in his class who cannot think of any ideas for an Earth Day project.

Gilbert and Lola try to teach their cousin Wally not to be so competitive when he comes to visit for the Easter Egg Hunt.

Gilbert the opossum imagines himself as Surfer Dude on a fun-filled day at the beach.

Photographs, illustrations, and fold-out pages introduce the reader to fifteen different dogs who show what they can and cannot do.

Third-grader Annie Pitts loves hamburgers and is determined to become the Burger Barn's next poster child.

Gilbert is excited about staying overnight at Camp Hi-Dee-Ho, until he hears about the legendary camp ghost.

Gilbert is excited about the costume he is planning to wear in the Halloween parade at school, until he discovers that lots of others have the same costume.

Third grader Annie Pitts is excited about getting the part of the swamp monster in a high school student's low-budget horror movie, until she finds out how much hard work is involved.

Gilbert and his first-grade classmates are nervous about their performance on the last day of school, curious about the awards they will receive, sad to be leaving their teacher, and excited about summer vacation.

When Annie and her third grade class put on a play about nutrition, it has more surprises than the teacher expected.