A Good Knight does his best to help his three ill dragon friends with a wizard's soups, but when these fail miserably, the knight realizes he needs a more dependable source of aid.

When a child made of marzipan candy mysteriously comes to life her loving parents and friends shelter and protect her, but there comes a time when she must risk herself for a friend.

In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.

Eleven children share their experiences with terminal illness, especially the ways they helped each other cope with the prospect of their own death.

A little boy remembers his grandmother before she became ill, and during her long recovery he tries to imagine how things will be when she comes home from the hospital.

A young boy who is afraid of the operation that can help him get well learns to overcome his fear with the help of a caring nurse.

A sick child describes how it feels to have a bad cold.

When Sam has a cough, Mrs. Bear tends to him all through the cold night.