Amy Hest

Even after a story, being tucked in, and warm milk, Sam is not ready to go to sleep until his mother kisses him good-night.

Although she loves her father, their home in New York City, and third-grade teacher Miss Meadows, Annie misses her mother who died recently. Eight-year-old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with her father, Professor Rossi. Life would be pretty good if only Annie didn't so achingly miss her mother. When Mrs. Rossi died suddenly, she left not only Annie but also a class full of students - who pour out their hearts in a scrapbook Annie will...

Although her parents love walking in the rain, Baby Duck does not--until Grandpa shares a secret with her.

When Sam has a cough, Mrs. Bear tends to him all through the cold night.

Baby Duck is unhappy about the new eyeglasses she has to wear, until Grampa helps her realize that they are not so bad after all.

When Sam has a cough, Mrs. Bear tends to him all through the cold night.

Even after a story, being tucked in, and warm milk, Sam is not ready to go to sleep until his mother kisses him good-night.

When a little bear becomes separated from its mother in New York, a sympathetic child tries to reunite them.

Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old, waiting for the bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read.

When Baby Duck is not sure she is ready to get into the pool again this year, she gets encouragement to give her confidence.