"Everyone else knows the truth about you, now you can know it, too. That's the slogan. The product: a junky contraption that tattoos personalized revelations on its users' forearms. It's an old con, playing on the fear that we are obvious to everybody except ourselves. This particular one's been circulating New York since the 1960s. The ad works. And, oddly enough, so might the device ... A small stream of city dwellers buy into this cult of the epiphany...

Ethan learns about the Hunter's Code while on his first hunting trip with his father.

"Members of the Bear family try to solve their problems without playing the blame game or arguing over who is responsible for every disaster."--Title page verso.

A boy steadfastly blames everything from messy homework to a dirty face on inanimate objects until they visit his dreams, reminding him that he must take responsibility for his mistakes.

Seven-year-old Louise Trapeze is upset that her BFF Stella is allowed to take care of Clementine the Elephant, and even Fernando, the Ferret-Breath kid, is trusted by their circus' ringmaster. Finally Louise gets her chance--she is to watch the three juggling chickens. Louise doesn't know that Oona, Loona, and Maude have minds of their own.

Sisters Emma and Olivia learn about the responsibilities of taking care of a pet when their guinea pig starts to smell after they forget to clean her cage.

When young Pearl, a mermaid, becomes caretaker of a single grain of sand, she discovers that performing even the smallest task well can transform the world.

Henry is a good helper and he can even help with his dog, Toby.

When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.

Simple rhyming text follows a child who loves to play in the park and picks up the litter to help keep it clean.