In this contemporary retelling of a traditional tale, Willy cries "Wolf!" to get out of ordeals like taking a bath or going to his violin lesson, until the wolf really appears.

Nine-year-old Amber Brown faces further complications because of her parents' divorce when her father plans to move back from Paris and she must decide which parent she will be with on Thanksgiving.

When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious ice monster-a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole-she's determined to discover more.... Luckily, a chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, sparking the adventure of a lifetime-from London to the heart of the Arctic.

Horrible Henry causes his brother Perfect Peter all sorts of problems when he behaves properly for a change, upstages Peter at a dance recital, plays pirates, and goes on a camping trip.

Amber's life has changed dramatically: her parents are divorced, her father lives in France, her best friend has moved to another state, and now her mother must decide whether to remarry.

The Little Princess begs to have her light left on at night, not because she is afraid of the dark but because of the ghosts that appear in the darkness.

Arriving late again with no homework and uniform, a young goat has a whale of a tale involving dinopirates, fish-driven submarines, and elephant rides--but will his teacher believe him?

When Rita's mom refuses to get her a pet, Rita goes to the zoo and returns with a rhinoceros. But keeping a pet rhino a secret proves to be much trickier than she ever imagined!

Upon learning that her family is expecting a new baby, a little princess insists that a boy would be unacceptable--she wants a sister.

Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.