Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.

After two weeks at an unusual summer camp, Maddie returns home exhibiting some strange behaviors.

When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away -- but not too far.

Rene asks her father and mother to build her a playhouse, a play barn, a play cow, and more, until finally her parents decide that they'd like to have a play Rene.

After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.

A family of foxes experiences a wide range of emotions and needs over the course of a day.

A boy relates the preparations for, and enjoyment of, his family's annual Thanksgiving in the Woods celebration on his grandparents' farm. Includes words to the Shaker hymn, Tis a Gift to be Simple, and notes about the real gathering on which the story is based.

"Sophie's parents tell her to say 'Hello,' 'Thank-you,' and 'Goodbye,' but the words stick like glue in Sophie's mouth and won't come out"--

A girl describes the hectic life she leads among the members of her large family, and her search for a little peace and quiet.