Boomer goes to school: Boomer is going to school! Like many new students, Boomer finds that going to school can be a bit confusing at first. But in the end, he discovers that school is a great place for friends, learning, and fun!

I miss Franklin P. Shuckles: Molly Pepper plays with Franklin P. Shuckles all summer long. But when school starts, she hears the other children making fun of him and an embarrassed Molly dumps her "geeky" friend with a nasty note. When Franklin stops offering to play and tell stories, a lonely Molly realizes how much she misses him. She writes him another note, fervently hoping he'll forgive her. He does, and they promise to be friends forever.

Me too: There are two words that drive Grace crazy: Me too! Her sister, Lucy, never says anything else. Whatever Grace does, Lucy does, too. She copies you because she loves you, Gracie, says her mother. Can't she learn to say anything else? asks Grace. But when Grace goes to swim class one day, she too realizes how it feels to admire someone.

Mom, the school flooded: Gus's mom asks what he did at school and he gives his usual reply: "Nothing." But his soaking socks indicate otherwise. When Mom fishes for more answers, Gus begins a madcap explanation of a school gone wet. From tabletop rafting in the halls to sailing on a schoolyard sea, Gus pours forth all the damp details. In the end, Mom is sure his story is all washed up ... or is it?

Porcupining: a prickly love story: With pun-filled prose and pleasing pictures, this passionate tale of love and friendship between two prickly creatures in a petting zoo makes a perfect read aloud (and a sublime Valentine).

Zoe Sophia in New York: When Zoe Sophia's favorite person in the world, her great aunt Dorothy Pomander, comes to New York, she and Zoe Sophia quickly become embroiled in a mystery as they do research for Dorothy Pomander's new book.