Marsha Winborn

Hamster Norman Noggs hopes to impress the new girl in school on Valentine's Day but worries because he is not the biggest or the strongest in the class.

After an ogre bothers May Belle, she turns him into a friend.

When Emma's box turtle digs his way out of his pen, he imagines that he is having adventures in Africa, India, and other faraway lands that Emma has described to him.

May Belle and her friend Ogre have a good time as she teaches him how to plant and tend a garden, how to read, and what to do when feeling bored.

Six episodes in the friendship of Digby the dog and Kate the cat, who enjoy each other's company even when they have their differences in such areas as catching a mouse or fixing lunch.

Readers are introduced to the concept of probability in a story about a boy who has a day in which nothing goes right.

Despite their differences, Porky the messy pig and Bess the fussy cat are best friends and support each other in all their endeavors, from poetry writing to cake baking.

Unsuccessful in his schemes to frighten the family he lives with, a frustrated ghost has a terrifying experience himself on Halloween night.

When Rosa and her little brother Benji move to a new neighborhood, they meet Mrs. Mayberry, who has created a clubhouse in her basement so the neighborhood children have a safe place to play. Includes factual information about America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth.

Jennie's dog, who is good at solving mysteries, helps her friend Billy discover the source of the mysterious knocking at his house.