Diane deGroat

Gilbert the opossum gets stuck with a tattletale "buddy" on a class trip to Pilgrim Town.

Gilbert seems to be the only one in his class who cannot think of any ideas for an Earth Day project.

When Gilbert loses his tooth, the reader finds out just how resourceful the Tooth Fairy can be.

Gilbert is excited about the costume he is planning to wear in the Halloween parade at school, until he discovers that lots of others have the same costume.

No one steals a carrot from Mama's garden and gets away with it! Charlie howls and chases the thieving rabbit, and then camps out by Mr. Rabbit's hole until he appears. But the sun is so warm and cozy--perfect for a nap! Charlie must try another tactic: luring the rabiit with another carrot. Will Charlie succeed?

When Charlie wakes up to a world covered in snow, he can't wait to get outside and see what's going on around the ranch. He even takes a break from patrol duty to take a fun sled ride with Walter and Sister down the snowy slopes--whee! One ride is enough fun for Charlie, but Walter can't wait to go again and again. That is, until Walter goes missing! It's up to Charlie to take control of the situation and bring his buddy back, before anything bad...

Sam is able to help his sister Anastasia with the poem she is writing for their mother's birthday, but his own efforts to create a special perfume are disastrous.

Curtis gets a dog when his parents divorce, but his beloved new dog causes problems that he did not expect.

In the summer before World War I, nine-year-old Anna is happy to spend a week at her aunt and uncle's Beltsville, Maryland, farm until she meets Theodore, who calls her a "city slicker" and spurs her to prove that she's just as clever and brave as he is.

Four-year-old Sam's appearance as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day leads him to a number of exciting activities and discoveries, including reading.