The Tiny People emerge from their home in the center of the Earth, and what they learn from the animals helps them to grow as tall as trees.

Julie is inspired by her film idol to take Kung fu classes, but soon learns to value the art much more than the color of the belt she might wear.

At the party to celebrate the completion of the new barbecue patio, the "secret weapon" that Little Jay uses to taste the roast beef melts into the beef causing problems for the whole family. The Tonight Show's Jay Leno draws on a true story from his childhood to make a generation of young readers laugh out loud. Little Jay's mom is maniacally thrifty, his dad is extravagant, and little Jay always seems to be caught in the middle. So when Jay's dad...

"You think you know the story of Cinderella? Did you know that she really has three stepsisters, and that Cinderella herself isn't actually very nice? The youngest Ugly sister, Gertie, is very kind, though she's told she'll have to act mean and bad like the rest of her family if she wants to go to the ball. Will Gertie learn to act like a true Ugly in time?"--Jacket.