When there is too much noise in the tree house, Mama and Papa Bear wonder if they will ever get any peace and quiet!

One of the most beloved writers of our time presents seven short stories exploring the vital ties between fathers and sons. Luke sees the ghost of his father but can't figure out what Dad wants him to do. Paul takes a camping trip with the grandfather he's just met and discovers what lies behind the man's erratic behavior. Ryan has some surprising questions when he interviews his prospective stepfather for the job. In a compellingly honest collection...

While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.

Kenny Rabbit's jealousy leads to trouble after Dante the Manticore escapes from an evil witch's magical book and reunites with his old friend, Grahame the Dragon.

"Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the prestigious Boston School, she's excited to be in the same world as her dad, whom she's never met, and make real friends. But Weatherby has a secret she'll risk everything to protect, one that could destroy her new life. Every member of Jack's wealthy and privileged family has made their mark at the Boston School. Everyone, that is, except for Jack, who is entirely mediocre. He's...

Twelve-year-old Matt Baker is the best all-rounder on his baseball team, but can he help Big Ben Roberson improve his hitting and stand up to his father?

When polar bear cub Kallik and her brother Taqqiq wander away from their mother, they discover startling new things about life in the wild, and make a new friend, whose life may be in danger.

La Gran Bola nos cuenta, en forma de rima y con mucho humor, la historia de los Esnaola, una familia que, cuando se enoja, escupe bolas por toda la casa, cada vez más y más grandes. Finalmente quedan atrapados dentro de una gran bola y ya no pueden moverse. ¿Podrán superar esta situación? ¡Están atrapados en su propio mal humor! "[Relates] the story of the Esnaola[s], a family that, when angry, spits balls of bad humor all over the house....

Eight-year-old Ben takes a fortune cookie literally, and believing he has only one day left to live, tries to do everything he has always wanted to before nightfall.

"This perfectly poetic story is an ode to family and nature in the big city. Squirrels and humans alike rush to get from place to place, all returning to their nooks and nests at the end of the day atop skyscrapers, amidst the stars. This gentle text is sure to lull little ones to sleep as well as instill the importance of coexisting with the natural world"--