Having a Bloomtastic Festival at school to celebrate spring is a great idea--but Eva Wingdale, a young owl, discovers that it is also a lot of work, and there is nothing wrong with asking her friends for help.

Although mishaps and near calamities ensue when Joe the frog "helps" his parents run errands and do chores around the house and yard, his mother and father have patience and a good sense of humor.

"An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.'"--

In winter Charles and his trusty toboggan set out to find the wish tree, and along the way he helps to make the wishes of his friends Squirrel, Fox, and Beaver come true.

A story about a frog who participates in a hopping contest helps readers learn about the short o vowel sound and the words that contain it.

William asks his animal friends, one after another, to awake from hibernation and prepare a celebration for a special friend who has been away all winter.

When Little Green Hen needs help attending her orchard, Peacock, Fox, and Cat refuse to help and find themselves in trouble during a flood.

Eddie, who unleashes the power of spaghetti to solve any problem, becomes a neighborhood hero when he comes upon a robbery, and even finds himself a spaghetti-loving dog.

When her teacher asks the class what job they want to do when they grow up, Isabel does not have an answer, but she knows she likes to help others and with her dad's help, she learns about jobs people do who dedicate their lives to helping people.

After his parents plan a trip to the sea, Jacob flies there himself, making acquaintances along the way, but when his bird friends are in danger, Jacob and his flock rescue them and outwit the birdcatcher.