Del Norte Public Library

While sitting in the naughty chair, Roger thinks of a way he can stop being a crabby pants, but his family may not be happy with his solution.

Larry lies about practically everything until he meets a girl who outsmarts him.

Lacey Walker talks constantly, but when she loses her voice one day she learns that being quiet and listening can be good too

With her grandmother's help, Lucille learns to control her jealousy toward her sister Margaret.

Peter is terribly rude, but when his family begins acting just like him, he begins to realize that manners are important.

Melvin likes to throw a tantrum when he does not get what he wants, but he learns that the classroom rule, "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit" applies at home as well.

Harrison is a boy who loves life and likes to share with others, but as he grows older the people around him are finding that he stands too close and maybe hugs a little too much--until his father teaches him the Space Saver rhyme, a method for determining just the right amount of space to leave between himself and others.

Lucia Lacorte's gaming club meets on Fridays, but the truth is the other members are not having fun because, win or lose, Lucia is a very poor sport; a fact that is finally made clear to her when the others stop showing up, and her grandfather mimics her behavior when he wins--and loses.