When a little girl asks her mother about princesses, she learns that they are much like herself.

A bored young shepherd cries "wolf" in order to trick the townspeople into coming to his aid, but when a wolf really does appear one day, the townspeople ignore his pleas for help.

On a play date, a young girl and her new friend ask one another many questions about what princesses do.

Introduces the mainstream student and educator to the world of the child who struggles academically. The main character discovers her father is dyslexic, as is one of her classmates-- and she tries to make sense of it.

The first book in a series of 15 rhyming stories developed to help children learn to read. Each book is designed for an adult and child to read together and introduces new letters or reading patterns and reinforces material from previous books. Includes puzzles to reinforce new skills, and guidance notes on reading with children. In this story, Pirate Pat appears on a cold, dark night with a treasure map and proceeds to dig over Gran's objections....

A boy is surprised by people's reactions when he and six thousand rats visit a big city, in a tale that features conjunctions from "and" to "yet."

Carolyn has been practicing cursive handwriting, but is frustrated by her lack of success. Her classmate, Stacey Coolidge, has no problem with it, creating more self doubt for Carolyn. Carolyn's teacher finds a way to convince her that creative writing and cursive handwriting are two unrelated skills.

"A collection of poems about the humorous ups and downs of school"--Provided by publisher.

While a little boy spends a day playing with his older sister, he asks many questions about princesses.