Diane Goode

Come not to the table without having read this book! You Are Invited What: To share a meal. Where: The Abbotts' house. When: As soon as you open this book. But watch out - the Abbotts and their dogs have absolutely atrocious table manners. They speak with their mouths full, complain about the food they are serving, and argue in front of the company. The Abbotts also violate some more obscure table-manner taboos, such as smelling their meat and staring...

Brief portraits of women from the period of the Revolution and early United States.

Nina has always been quick, sneaky, and very independent, a Ninja baby--but then her parents bring home a Kung Fu Master, and Nina has to reconsider her strategy.

When a young boy imagines what he might be and do one day, his mother assures him that he can be anything, and she will always be there for him.

Louise's mother will not allow her to get shiny black shoes with sparkles on them, but when her friend Fern gets a pair, Louise finds out just how impractical fancy shoes really are.

Oliver Keaton wants a baby brother more than anything but when he gets a baby sister instead, he sets out with his dog Chaplin to trade his sister for the perfect baby brother.

After interviewing mothers at the park, the toy store, and the zoo, Maxine decides that her own mother is worth keeping.

Presents a collection of folk tales and songs from a variety of regions and ethnic groups in the United States.

Tired of the unfairness of life, young Luke Pennybaker decides to run for president, with his dog Lily as his running mate.