Stella and her little brother are spending the day at the sea. Stella has been to the sea before and knows all its secrets, but Sam has many questions: "Does a catfish purr? Does a seahorse gallop?" Stella has an answer for them all. The only thing she isn't sure of, and neither are we, is whether Sam will ever come into the water. Exquisite, evocative watercolors bring a diaphanous day at the beach alive in this perfect summer story. Gently humorous,...

On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan.

Smudge the rabbit longs for a brother or sister but must wait for springtime.

Even though her brother Arthur says she is too little to help with the upcoming wedding, D.W. proves she is just the right size when disaster strikes during the ceremony.

Harry's older brother, unhappy that the new baby seems to have taken over, dreams up imaginative ways to get rid of him.

When Arthur sees advertisements for the amazing doggy Treat Timer, he decides to earn enough money to buy it for his dog Pal. Arthur's purchase of a Treat Timer for his puppy, Pal, backfires when the device only frightens his pet.

Jonah tags along when Maisie takes the dog, Tinker, out, and he turns their walk into an exercise in imagination.

Stella introduces Sam to the fun of playing in the snow.

"The littlest Viking must deal with an even littler Viking--his new baby sister"--

"Five siblings worry that their shabby old house isn't 'proper' enough, but come to see that it's perfect just the way it is"--