Rosemary Wells

Brothers Willie and Taddie share stories about their father, Abraham Lincoln, from 1859 to 1865.

Edward isn't ready to spend the night away from his parents
Edward Bear is invited to play at Anthony's house. Edward's parents bring him to Anthony's, and promise to come back soon. But when it begins to snow, Edward's parents call Anthony's house. "We can't drive in the deep snow!" Edward's daddy says. Edward isn't quite ready for an overnight away from home—he can't eat, he can't sleep, and he wants to be rescued. This story...

Traces the experiences of Miss Harmony's alligator kindergarteners, whose classmate throws disruptive temper tantrums.

At bedtime, Grandma tells Max and Ruby three favorite stories about themselves

Max and his sister Ruby go on an egg hunt and vie with each other for the prize, a chocolate chicken. It's springtime for the unflappable young rabbit and his overbearing big sister. Max can hardly wait to gobble up the chocolate chicken someone left on his birdbath, and Ruby wants to plan an egg hunt. Full color. All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning. But "wait, Max," his sister...

Despite the doubts of some classmates and her native-born Japanese mother's inability to read English, Yoko finds the key to reading and catches up with the other students in putting new leaves on the classroom's book tree.

Max's big sister Ruby is determined to help him clean up his messy room, but he keeps rescuing things that she wants to throw away.

Max and his big sister Ruby disagree about which of their toys to invite to Grandma's birthday party.

Although Sophie wants to be helpful and good, sometimes she ignores her mother, father, and grandmother and must have a time-out.