Shirley Hughes

"It starts out as a regular trip to the store with Mom, but then Lily does a dreadful thing: she flings her beloved stuffed toy, Bobbo, high in the air, only to have him land on top of a school bus just as it's pulling away. Lily is inconsolable: what if she never sees Bobbo again? Little does she know (though the reader can see) that Bobbo is having an exciting adventure at school--and will be well cared for until he finds his way back to Lily"--Publisher's...

Like every young child, Katie has plenty of things to count, like a friend's four kittens, six guests at a tea party, or ten people on a crowded bus--and her baby brother, Olly.

Preschooler Alfie has pleasant outdoor adventures with various family members, including his sister Annie Rose, Grandma, and Dad.

An alphabet book using Alfie and his sister Annie Rose to illustrate the letters from A to Z.

Carlos is jealous of his friend Billy's new bicycle and desperately wants a new one of his own for his upcoming birthday.

Alfie helps his little sister count things from one to ten.