Maisie's first day of High school should be exciting, but all she wants is to escape. Her world is lonely and chaotic, with an abusive mother and a father who’s rarely there to help. So when Maisie, who finds refuge in her art, meets the spirited Rachel and her mother, a painter, she catches a glimpse of a very different world―one full of life, creativity, and love―and latches on. But as she discovers her strengths through Rachel’s family,...

Lulu wants her birthday to be special and she does not want to share it with her baby sister, so she decides to spend it at the zoo with a gorilla who is also turning eight.

A first-grade girl who does not like to read stubbornly resists her school librarian's efforts to convince her to love books until she finds one that might change her mind.

A child looks back on the day and drifts off to sleep, one body part at a time.

Clarissa invites all of her stuffed animals to a tea party, but they refuse to attend because they think she has mistreated them.

When Pish and Posh discover fairy magic, they face a series of wacky surprises.

When Adelaide annoys Bailey, their entire preschool class gets upset, one child after another, until Zelda zaps Adelaide and a round of apologies begins.

A school librarian encourages her students to make up stories, and teaches a lesson about bullying in the process.

When a young boy goes to stay with his grandmother, who has twisted her ankle, he teaches her about baseball and she inspires him to enjoy playing the piano.

When Rosemary mistakenly thinks that everyone has forgotten her birthday, she sulks both at home and at school.