Shortly after his birth, Elbert floats into the air and as he grows everyone tries to ground him, except for his mother, who encourages Elbert to be himself.

Although he finally agrees that he has too many toys and needs to give them away, there is one toy that Spencer absolutely cannot part with.

Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.

After meeting a dog during a walk, a little girl declares that she wants one hundred dogs, but as her parents point out all the difficulties, she gradually reduces the number--until she gets the one dog she really wants.

Raise the mainsail! Batten the hatches! It's time to set sail...on the couch! There's a storm coming, and a child is ready to captain the ship. "Make haste and climb aboard," they call out to their parent, "before you're swept out to sea!" Sea? What sea? The parent is only trying to vacuum the rug. But the child is adamant. It's not a rug--it's the ocean. And that broom? It's the ship's mast. Soon enough, child and parent are both off on an imaginary...

Owen loves his yellow blanket, Fuzzy, and he takes it everywhere. When he is about to start school, a neighbor offers advice to Owen's parents about how to get rid of Fuzzy. But Owen foils each attempt. Young children will certainly identify with Owen's fervent attachment to Fuzzy.

How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful, compete. For the Knoxes there are no limits--until a violent death rocks their close-knit gymnastics community and everything they have worked so hard for is suddenly at risk. As rumors swirl among the other parents, Katie tries frantically to hold her family together...

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

Who uses love and logic in their parenting? Parents, counselors, and teachers around the globe--even Bill and Melinda Gates have found the philosophy of Parenting with Love and Logic an important guide when raising their three children. Learn how to reel in your own emotions while teaching your children responsibility, establishing boundaries, and growing their character. Establish healthy control through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats,...

Three much-loved baby bears begin to wonder if their parents have a favorite.