When his neighbors give a variety of answers to the question "What is a good day?" Daniel writes a poem about the everyday activities that give them joy.
"Karen Brewer's imagination gets the best of her when she decides that her neighbor, Mrs. Porter--who has wild gray hair, wears black robes, and has a garden full of mysterious herbs--must be a witch"--Provided by publisher.
After a bird flies into their window, two children and their mother study how to keep birds safe, and soon their whole neighborhood is helping in different ways.
"Standing on a bridge over the Koksilah River near their home on Vancouver Island, Frame and her brother Ranger make a shocking discovery, and are convinced they're at the scene of a terrible crime. Suspicions mount when all clues point in the direction of their shadowy and irascible neighbor--The McGuire"--Back cover.
"Walking his dog at dusk, one boy catches glimpses of the lives around him in this lovely ode to autumn evenings, exploring your neighborhood, and coming home"--OCLC.
Sixth-grader Johah Johnson's whole world has turned upside down when on his first day of school he has to deal with a bully and he discovers a talking fox that keeps getting him in trouble at his new house.
