Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is...

A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.

With encouragement from his friends and family, Froggy learns how to ride his shiny new bike.

Pinkalicious finds that her family will be dog sitting a poodle named Pinky for a week, but when Pinky arrives, the little poodle heads for a safe spot under the sofa and won't come out.

After raising her ducklings on a secluded island, Mrs. Mallard leads them to the Boston Public Garden to eat peanuts.

Presents a children's story about a little duck named Ping who experienced many adventures when he didn't come back to his boat in time.

When the Alden children help the curator of the Greenfield Museum set up a traveling exhibit of ancient Egyptian artifacts, the display seems to be undergoing a run of bad luck and the children wonder whether it might be under a curse.

Follows the efforts of the ranch basset hound to teach rules to a new puppy who sleeps in Charlie's bed, drinks his water, and eats his bacon.

Presents a children's story about Hermit Crab as he finds a new home and enlists the help of other sea creatures to help him make his new shell more beautiful.

"This updated edition vetted by an expert introduces young readers to everything they would want to know about the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, alligators and crocodiles. With kid-friendly text and diagrams, Gibbons compares the two reptiles--their physical differences, what they eat, where they are found, how fast they swim, how they raise their young, and more. Kids will want to read this book again and again to learn all about these crocodilians...