Chuck Groenink

William asks his animal friends, one after another, to awake from hibernation and prepare a celebration for a special friend who has been away all winter.

Jim wakes up hungry, just not for the pancakes his mother is fixing--so his imagination takes over, and he pictures himself as a lion checking out the possibilities for breakfast (including his mother).

Hank is a pill bug whose daily routine involves nibbling a dead leaf, climbing up a long stick, avoiding a skateboarder, and playing pretend with his best friend, a human girl named Amelia.

"The true story of how schoolchildren helped fund the construction of the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty in New York City."--

Rather than a lemonade stand, Rufus sets up a story stand one summer and makes a series of trades with his friends--a story for a shell, for a kitten, for a surprise, and one more as a special birthday gift for his sister.

Twenty-five haiku give readers a fresh, humorous perspective on Santa's December preparations, and rich illustrations pull readers into every wintry scene.

Grandpa is finally here to visit! He's brought a suitcase smelling of Persian spices, walnuts picked from his trees at home, and sparkly saffron to make yellow rice. And Grandpa and granddaughter have so much they want to see and do together. She shows him all her favorite things: the mountaintops, the tunnel she discovered, and the horse in the field. If only Grandpa could stay longer, then he could see the spring, but when time together is limited,...

At the backwards birthday party, a donkey pins the tail on the guests, the ice cream is hot, and the candles are not.

"Based on primary sources, the true story of Abraham Lincoln being rescued from a cave by his rescue dog"--

"Tanglewood's Savannah Safari is complete, and Zoe can't wait to meet its newest inhabitants--six African elephants. But when the head of the herd stops eating, Zoe and the keepers face an elephant emergency."--Page [4] cover.