This is a very funny book about cows who discover a typewriter in the barn and go on strike in order to get electric blankets from the farmer..

The Good Knight is keeping watch on the tower when he hears a roar. Off he goes on his horse, and in a cave he finds a baby dragon who wants a drink of water. Later he hears another roar, and another baby dragon wants to hear a bedtime story. The third roar is the third dragon who wants to hear a bedtime song. What can the fourth roar mean? Why are the dragons needing this help?

Grace and her mom have a garden full of ugly vegetables, while their neighbors have gardens full of pretty flowers. What will have during harvest time, when the neighbors try the ugly vegetables?

The night before Lena's first soccer game, her father tells her an amazing story about his first season playing soccer. His mom started acting very differently by wearing costumes and cheering in a loud voice. Did she turn into an alien or what?

Charlie sometimes have to give his little sister, Lola, her dinner. This is an extremly difficult task, because Lola is such a fussy eater.

While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry Thoreau walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.

Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.

While helping his family make ends meet during the Great Depression by selling newspapers, a boy meets Babe Ruth.

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

Ten-year-old Fred (short for Frederika) doesn't have much faith that the new teacher in town will last very long. After all, they never do. Most teachers who come to their one-room schoolhouse in remote, Alaska leave at the first smell of fish, claiming that life there is just too hard.

But Miss Agnes is different - she doesn't get frustrated with her students, and she throws away old textbooks and reads Robin Hood instead! For the first time, Fred and her classmates begin to enjoy their lessons and learn to read and write - but will Miss Agnes be like all the rest and leave as quickly as she came?

Aunt Etta, Aunt Coral, and Aunt Myrtle need help caring for the mermaids, selkies, and other creatures who live on their hidden island - and they know that adults can't be trusted. What the kindly old aunts need are a few sensible and sturdy children who can keep a secret. And while kidnapping is generally not a good idea, sometimes it just has to be done.