Ethan Long

"Horse and Buggy are best friends, but Horse likes to dance and Buggy doesn't--until Horse shows him how to get down!"--

On a cold, dark night perfect for scaring, Fran is making a valentine, causing other members of Fright Club to howl and hiss over the idea of being in love.

"After seeing his friend Peg getting a walk outside in the snow Pug must be persistent to convince his teenaged master to take him out for a walk as well"--

Fifth grader Benny wants to focus on not flunking out of fifth grade, but he must also cope with his complicated home life with newly divorced parents, a mother who moves away, and a father with terminal lung cancer.

Through illustrations and simple text, birds demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall, and high.

A hefty feline puts up with all kinds of indignities from the children in her loving but rambunctious family.

"Friends Horse and Buggy take to the ice, where Horse's overconfidence leads to a spectacular fall, but a quick recovery"--

"When Clara and Clem build a robot out of blocks, they have no idea where the robot (and their imagination) will take them. But soon enough, they are in outer space"--

"Adventure awaits in another . . . trip through Happy County . . Farmer Del rides his tractor through the crops all summer long; Jimmy and Sammy search for Grammy Tammy in the autumn corn maze; Dolly and Molly build an igloo with the fresh winter snow; and Mr. Humdinger's flower garden buzzes with pollination when spring arrives"--Provided by publisher.

It's Christmas Eve and the mice at the North Pole are planning a special surprise for Santa.