Hyewon Yum

When a little boy visits his grandfather on the other side of the ocean, everything is unfamiliar and boring until time together proves that Grandpa can be a lot of fun.

"Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. When she gets to the pool it's loud, the floor is wet and slippery, and her swim cap is too tight. Her swimming instructor, Mary, says it's OK to sit by the edge if she doesn't want to get in the water this week. The next Saturday the girl has a stomachache again, but with Mary's gentle encouragement, she eventually manages to make it into the pool to practice...

Twin sisters who already compete for their mother's attention have an especially hard time after their baby sister is born.

A little boy is afraid of scary wolves without his mother, but when she is holding his hand he is much braver.

Little lion Luka, who is definitely not scared of doctors, is determined to set a brave example for his younger sister Lulu as she goes for her first checkup.

Two twin girls, who have always shared everything, sleep in separate beds with their own blankets for the first time.

Little Linh, the cleverest witch on Măi Măi Island, has everything she needs plus an impossible little brother, Baby Phu, and she will do anything to get rid of him.

"A tiny narwhal in a fishbowl discovers that sometimes the difference between staying home and a big adventure is a group of loving friends"--

Told in rhyming text, a little girl is having a day where absolutely nothing goes right, a day filled with frustration and annoyances, but even bad days end eventually.

"Katie Honors is a really brave kid. She can go to bed with just one small night light. She can hold her tears in when it's time to say goodbye to her mom at school. But sometimes Katie isn't ready to say goodbye and doesn't feel brave at all. When this happens, she Kaplooms! She refuses to let go of her mom, and everything is flurried as she begins to cry. Her emotions feel frightening. It's not the Katie Honors she wants to be. But her mother assures...