A boy's ambition to be the greatest sailor in the world brings him to ruin when he misuses his new ability to sail his boat in the air.

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...

Nancy investigates a string of incidents at a sailing resort. When a family friend, Grace, opens a sailing club on Lake Champlain at the former site of the Gemstone Islands Resort, Nancy, Bess, and George are invited to enjoy a few days of boating before the club's official grand opening. But when they arrive, they learn there have been some strange things happening on the property, from missing items to holes dug all over the yard. Is someone trying...

A story of four young children--John, Susan, Titty and Roger--who embark on an island adventure in their boat, the Swallow, and find themselves competing against another group of children sailing on the boat called Amazon.

Poppleton the pig goes stargazing, tries out a new bed before he buys it, and goes sailing for the first time.

Four mice set off downstream in a journey that will take them all the way down to the sea. They have an important mission to fulfil before they can return to Brambly Hedge.

An elephant and a mouse embark on a journey to discover what it looks like at the end of the world.

"One day, a child finds a polar bear in their garden. But this is no ordinary polar bear ; it can fit in the palm of the child's hand! As the days of the week go by from Monday to Sunday, the polar bear grows bigger and bigger. Soon, the child knows they must see the polar bear home safely"--Front jacket flap.