Children and parents alike will delight in this joyous declaration of toddler independence. This book celebrates the feats of growing out of babyhood and starting to embrace the world on your own terms. Whether it's being tall enough to reach a high shelf or brave enough to splash in the waves, Krensky and Gillingham address the small victories that come with growing just a little bit older. Energentic text and retro-fresh illustrations celebrate...

At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie catcher that seems to be able to predict the future.

On a class trip to Rainbow Rock State Park, Arthur and Buster uncover a rare fossil but have second thoughts about sharing their discovery with the park's paleontologists.

Arthur and his friends are thrilled to learn that the rock group Binky is giving a concert in their town.

Muffy is so sure that Francine cannot be nice for an entire week that she bets her Princess Peach watch on it, and now it is up to Francine to keep her temper.

Frustrated by Santa's slowness at Christmastime, Muckle the elf creates a mechanical replacement called the Deliverator and proposes a series of contests to prove that it can do Santa's job better than he can.

When Buster rescues a cat stuck in a tree he is treated like a hero, but when he begins to enjoy his celebrity a little too much, his friends devise a plan to bring him back to his old self.

Brain and Francine devise the perfect plan to get even with Muffy after she bribes the judges at the science fair.

Lionel counts down the days to his birthday party by making a time capsule and by letting his sister know what he wants for a present.

Although each child is making a mess of his or her own, they all deny responsibility for the mud being tracked through the house.