"The young girl tells us that her mom's new friend is just like the big bad wolf. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf's cold eyes from the very beginning. When her mom arrives home late one day, the wolf suddenly hurls angry words and terrible names at her. From that day on her mother doesn't smile anymore. The girl is careful to clean her room and brush her teeth and do everything to keep the peace, but...

"After graduating from star school, Sunny is thrilled to find out he will be the star for Earth--the biggest job a star can have! But when he sees how some of the people of Earth treat each other, he is discouraged, and he has to figure out what can be done to fight the violence and hatred he sees. Join Sunny in discovering what powerful force can rid the world of this negativity for good"--

The journey of the Callery pear tree rescued from Ground Zero and replanted ten years later is presented alongside a wordless story following a girl and her firefighter uncle who is a 9/11 hero.

"On May 27, 1937, over four hundred children boarded a ship called Mexique and sailed for Morelia, Mexico, fleeing the violence of the Spanish Civil War. This would just be a short stay, they thought. They'd be home in a few months. But the war dragged on and the children stayed, waiting and wondering, in Mexico. When the war finally ended, a dictator ruled Spain. Home was even more dangerous than before."--