Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.

"In this story, a little girl wants to build a snowman with her brother--but he's too busy sledding. So instead, she tells her Bitty Baby doll a story about Bitty Baby and a polar bear and how they learn to play together. By the time her brother shows up, she no longer needs help, and he admires the snow caterpillar she has built!"

To help with his anxiety, Billy uses the worry dolls his grandmother recommends, but he finds that they do not quite solve his problem. Ramón se preocupa tanto que no puede dormir. Por suerte su abuela sabe lo que él necesita para vencer sus miedos. Una vez que conoce su secreto, Ramón se da cuenta que no debe preocuparse más.

Patti Cake is a little girl with a brand new big girl room and a new, but slightly smudged, doll to keep her company--if her dog Tootsie does not run away with it.

A tiny plumber becomes a hero by rescuing a doll and returning it to its grateful owner.

Kaya is a Native American girl of the Nimíipuu, or Nez Perce tribe. Her stories are set prior to permanent settlement of the area by Caucasians. The stories are post-Western contact, as evidenced by the fact the tribe has horses and her grandmother has pock-marks from prior contact that has led to disease. Kaya is a very active young girl, fitting with an outdoor lifestyle. She swims in the river every morning with the other girls. She cares greatly...

Cordelia, a fairy, learns to appreciate what she has after she is stolen by a magpie ; Kate has to go to the hospital to have her tonsils taken out. She plans on taking her favorite doll, Emily, until...Kate's parents give her a new doll that can walk, talk and sing and sing and sing... ; more stories and adventures.

Dr. Pegs and the Nesting Nurses have a very busy day repairing dolls--and even Teddy--at the Doll Hospital.

Best friends Annabelle and Tiffany risk placing all of dollkind in danger when they run away while trying to prevent Tilly from being sent back to London before they can determine if she is Annabelle's long-lost baby sister.

Maryellen Larkin is nine years old and longs to stand out, but in a family with five brothers and sisters it's easy to get lost in the shuffle! A painting mishap gains her some attention, but not the kind she's been longing for. Being invited to stay in at recess and practice her handwriting earns Maryellen a new friend, but what does that mean for her old friendships? Then, Maryellen is wishing for a white Christmas like the ones in the movies (not...