A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge opens on a Christmas Eve as cold as Scrooge's own heart. That night, he receives three ghostly visitors: the terrifying spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Each takes him on a heart-stopping journey, yielding glimpses of Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit, the horrifying spectres of Want and Ignorance,...

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis. Includes pop-up illustrations.

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.

With her perfect attendance record, Pinkalicious gets to be principal for the day, but when she wakes up sick, she worries that her big day will be ruined.

When Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," starts feeling sick, he worries he has caught a deadly illness.

When Mr. Putter catches a cold, his friend Mrs. Teaberry sends over some special treats to help him feel better.

When Max's new tiny bug friend gets sick after playing together all day, Ruby suggests taking her to the vet.

In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.