Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.

Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat tripto America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.

A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.

"Mrs. Bear plans a surprise Valentine's Day celebration for Mr. Bear despite their usual hibernating habits at that time of year." --

"When Mr. Goat learns that it's Valentine's Day, he sets out in search of gifts for his first love, but his choices are a little unconventional"-Provided by the publisher.

A rather ordinary pumpkin wins a prize for "the best-loved pumpkin at the fair, the best-loved pumpkin anywhere."

When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.

A little girl and her father tour a dark, mysterious house, eventually revealed to be a "Halloween House."

With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her.

A young boy creates a summer playhouse by planting sunflowers and saves the seeds to make another house the next year.