"This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know?"--Publisher.

Pete and his friends must solve a mystery when some of the cupcakes they have backed for a party go missing!

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

"The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, the Sour Grape realizes how unfair grudges can be. Could a bunch of forgiveness and compassion be enough to turn a sour grape sweet?"--

A newly hatched bird goes looking for its mother. On board pages.

The entire Bear family becomes involved in an attempt to clean and organize the cubs' messy room.

The Color Collector is a poignant story about newness, friendship, and common ground. When a boy notices the new girl picking up all manner of debris and litter on their walks home from school he wants to know why. So she shows him the huge mural she's created in her room that reminds her of the home she left behind. He learns all about where she's come from and they both find how wonderful it is to make a new friend.

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of school he would build--one full of animals, with tubes to transport students directly to their classrooms, and library books that come alive.

When Lester's mysterious cousin Clara comes to stay with his family she insists on knitting him ugly sweaters and Lester must figure out how to accept the unwanted gifts without hurting his cousin's feelings.