Barbara Bottner

Devoted to making lists about everything in his life, Wallace the mouse discovers the joys of spontaneity and adventure when he becomes friends with his neighbor Albert.

Bootsie Barker only wants to play games in which she bites, until one day her friend comes up with a better game.

Best friends and beginner fairies Pish and Posh receive encouragement from the Monster Under the Bed as they each try to make four wise wishes in order to earn their wings.

All Lulu can think about is her solo role in her ballet recital, until she realizes that she has hurt her younger sister.

A child looks back on a day at the beach and drifts off to sleep, one body part at a time.

When Rosemary mistakenly thinks that everyone has forgotten her birthday, she sulks both at home and at school.

"Priscilla is obsessed with gorillas. But when her ape-like behavior gets her sent to the Thinking Corner, Priscilla wonders if she is really channeling her inner gorilla, or just being a troublemaker"--

When a young boy goes to stay with his grandmother, who has twisted her ankle, he teaches her about baseball and she inspires him to enjoy playing the piano.

Rosa searches for things that will fill her room in her new home, but it feels empty until she discovers exactly what is missing.

Kate's brother collects several riddles while trying to find the question to the answer of a riddle told them by a friend.