A small girl's favorite plush toy seems to be responsible for the mischievous "accidents" that begin occurring when a new baby brother joins the household.

Charlotte Bronte's last and most autobiographical novel, Villette, explores the inner life of a lonely young Englishwoman, Lucy Snowe, who leaves an unhappy existence in England to become a teacher in the capital of a fictional European country. Drawn to the school's headmaster, Lucy must face the pain of unrequited love and the question of her place in society.

"From her downstairs apartment in suburban London, Emma has often overheard the everyday life of the seemingly perfect family upstairs--Steph, Paul and teenage daughter Freya--but has never got to know them. Until one day, she hears something that seizes her attention: Freya has vanished and the police are questioning Steph and Paul about their life. Do either of you have any enemies? Anyone who might want to harm or threaten you? The effects of Freya's...

When Molly's stuffed rabbit gets lost, she and her parents imagine all the adventures it is having before returning home.

A little boy throws food below the stairs of his house each day to appease the bear he believes lives there.

A baby who does not want to go to bed has a series of imaginary encounters with a tiger, soldiers, the moon, and others, all of whom convince him to change his mind.

When Tim repairs his broken piggy bank, he finds that coins no longer fit in the slot and Pig enjoys being a toy rather than a bank.

Gato and Ardilla come to blows with Pato in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their sopa de calabaza, and they almost lose Pato's friendship when he decides to leave them.