A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.

Isolated on her mountain, Amber meets and befriends a girl from the city who gives her the determination to learn to read and write.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal the secrets of letters, including their power to create words of all kinds.

Lizzie meets an elderly man and his companion, Cecile, at the park, but Lizzie is afraid of dogs, so she relies on her new friend to help her take things one step at a time.

A young boy lists all the things he will have to take with him on his first day in kindergarten.

"Using the alphabet, Mexico is introduced in this picture book using poetry and detailed expository text. A through Z topics include: adobe, Diego Rivera, Lady of Guadalupe, lava, prickly pear, and skeleton"--Provided by publisher.

When a treasured teddy bear becomes so worn that it is mistaken for a monkey, a little girl and her mother decide to restore Bear to "his good old self."

When 8 year old Isabel's tree, that is home to butterflies, is in danger of being cut down, Isabel comes up with an idea to save the tree and the butterflies.