Nancy E. Krulik

Katie Carew's third-grade class spends three days at science camp, where Katie magically changes places with the strict head counselor while on a hike and gets her group hopelessly lost. Includes directions for making all-natural soap on a rope.

Third-grader Katie wishes to be anyone but herself, and soon learns that wishes can come true.

Fourth-grader Katie forgets to read the new book of her favorite author, Nellie Farrow, who comes to class for a discussion, but when Katie turns into Nellie, the presentation seems doomed! Includes a recipe for S'More Bananas.

When they hear that their teacher, Mr. G., is cutting off his ponytail and picking up a suit, the students jump to the wrong conclusion, until Katie finds out what is really happening when she turns into Mr. G.

The boys in Katie's class have decided the girls have cooties.

When the magic wind turns fourth-grader Katie, who dislikes the "mushy gushy stuff" of Valentine's Day, into a candy store owner, she decides to write her own "love messages" on the candy hearts.

Thanks to the magic wind, when the unassuming Miriam (instead of the smug Suzanne) gets the leading role in the school play, Katie soon finds herself on stage, trying to sing and remember her lines. Includes directions for making fingerprint doodles.

On a field trip to an aquarium, fourth-grader Katie is changed into a clownfish just after Ms. Sweet has dropped her brand-new engagement ring into a fish tank. Includes facts about fish.

Katie's teacher, Mrs. Derkman, hopes to win the Teacher of the Year contest, but her chances do not look good when Katie turns into her teacher and cannot keep a class full of out-of-control third-graders in line.

"Sparky is off to Rome! Will he be able to outsmart the cunning Italian cat who has stolen his bone, or will he have to stay in Rome forever?"--