Bored and downhearted because his television set is broken, Ralph Bean discovers an unexpected new world, the library.

As she adds up the items in the collections that some of her classmates bring to school, Kate tries to come up with a collection of her own that has enough items for her to share.

Lonely Bones, the Mudheads' dog, disguises himself as a second-grader and spends an adventurous day at school.

Ivy and Jessica's play date must be postponed again and again until finally, a week after it was originally planned, they are able to get together. Includes related activities.

Imogene is sent from New York City to spend the summer with hercousins on an Iowa farm.

Two weeks before Halloween Ernie invites three friends for her first sleepover, complete with a feast, games, and ghost stories.

When some classmates come down with chicken pox, Kip uses tables and charts to help determine if there will be enough students to put on the planned Holiday Show.

From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson about self- indulgence.