Grandpa and Chelsea take care of their garden together, and Chelsea learns how to tell when the carrots are ready.
Todd chooses a commission over an allowance then makes it "work."
A sensitive story about divorce during winter when Izzie's father moves out.
This girl realizes that it's no fun to be with a cranky person.
Everyone is too busy to listen to Teddy--except his baby brother.
Flora and Grandpa go to the fair. They have an exciting day eating ice-cream petting the animals and going on the rides.
In this Norwegian folktale Halvor discovers what treasure his mother would like best.
Jimmy learns that a long-awaited special dessert is not the most important part of his family's Thanksgiving celebration.
Angelo finds fun in his aunt's kitchen project.
Isabel has saved her family from a lifetime of having strawberry shortcake for dessert but . . .
Rupert is lonely and a little scared at his grandmother's country home. How can an empty cupboard in the toolshed make him feel at home?
Josefina proves to Papa that she can be a helpful cowgirl.
Kristen thinks her cousin Maya is Gramma's favorite until Maya reveals the main topic of Gramma's letters.
Sometimes it is great to have a mom who is different from the rest.
A series of misadventures turn into fun for Derrick and Steve.
Ollie wants to do something special for Abuela for Mother's Day. When Arizona and Ollie find out Abuela's favorite treat is homemade ice cream, they have just the thing.
When the twins help out at the family store, Indi has an accident while bagging a customer's groceries. Everyone helps clean-up the mess and Indi is helped to see that she can learn from her mistake.
When Arizona ruins Abuela's scarf on a ski trip, she has to muster the courage to admit it and apologize.
Indi gets upset when Tex runs through the pile of leaves she's raked. As the anger escalates and they start pushing one another, Dad steps in to help. Everyone takes a deep breath, and the twins talk to one another and the conflict is resolved.
Annie figures out a way to comfort her little brother when he's feeling homesick on his first day of school.
Athena's family's custom of picking and cooking dandelion greens embarrasses Athena. But when she sees her new friend try the food, she realizes she could be more open-minded herself.
The twins sprout bean seeds in their kindergarten classroom. After planting their seeds in pots, seedlings appeared, just in time to take them home for a special Mother's Day gift.
When Gran and Poppy have to cancel their annual trip due to Gran's knee surgery, Arizona is very disappointed. But after "talking things over" with her cat, Cow, she realizes she can keep in touch with her grandparents in other ways.
Dona Rosa and her friends are preparing for a dinner party. The friends are surprised an pleased to meet Dona Rosa's three nephews and their Mom. Familial names are introduced in Spanish.
Want a new way to show someone who your best friend is? How about using signs to tell your classmates about your family? Young readers will be delighted to learn a new way to discuss their favorite people. Both Spanish and English translations encourage kids to explore different languages and methods of communication.
