Eileen Spinelli

"Combines rhymes and illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings"--

Two families--one that is perfect and one that is far from it--celebrate Thanksgiving in their own loving ways.

"Susie is jealous when her brother is deemed a town hero, so she finds solace in the poetry and reclusive lifestyle of Emily Dickinson"--

A rhyming celebration of the sights, smells, and sounds of autumn, such as pumpkin muffins, turkey stickers on spelling papers, and piles of raked leaves.

The students in Miss Fox's class lead their school in making choices to help keep the planet healthy, such as turning off lights when leaving a room, taking shorter showers, and using cloth bags instead of plastic ones.

A cold snap has everyone in the town of Toby Mills feeling down, until the mayor's wife thinks of a way to warm things up again.

Callie Cat loves to ice skate and when she hears about the Honeybrook Ice Skating Contest she decides to enter, only to find that winning is not as important as the joy of skating.

Abigail, Ralphie, and the other citizens of Lumberville struggle to endure a week-long heat wave.

Tilly drives the other barnyard animals crazy with her silliness, but after gruffly telling her to stop, they discover that they miss her old ways.

When the weatherman predicts rain, young Nora builds an ark just like Noah's--almost.