Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.

Nancy is determined to make the cover of her very first book report as fancy as she can, but she spends so much time on it that she has no time to write about the book.

After Mercy Watson follows the delightful scent and delicious taste of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors plant to beautify their yard, animal control officer Francine Poulet is called out to handle the case, which brings unexpected results.

A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.

Retreating to a seaside cottage to grieve after the death of her fiancé, Alex encounters a strange young man who she believes to be a ghost.

Dyamonde Daniel and her best friend, Free, are excited about the library's poetry contest and its $100 prize. When Dyamonde learns that a classmate is homeless, she encourages the girl to submit a poem about the homeless shelter where she lives. As the two girls become friends, Dyamonde learns what it's really like to be poor yet rich in friends.

Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

Determined to win a trophy of some kind, first-grader Roscoe swaps a hand-knitted sweater from his grandmother for the chance to enter his new neighbor's very clever dog in a trick contest.

When first-grader Roscoe discovers that his stuffed pig is missing from his backpack, he accuses the class bully of "pig-napping" and gets even by taking the bully's teddy bear.