Carl Sommer

A tiny mouse helps a mighty lion, who once showed him mercy, escape from a trap.

Retelling of Andersen's tale The emperor's new clothes.

This version of the classic nursery tale features large type and two pages of pre-reading activities.

Roy's father explains to him how he grew up to become a successful doctor while his brother ended up going to jail, even though both were raised in poverty, surrounded by gangs and drugs.

The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

"Miller Elmo wants to please everyone, so he follows everyone's advice; his son Mort does the same. Their trouble worsens when they try to sell their donkey. By trying to please everyone, they end up pleasing no one"--

Stephanie decides to do something to get rid of crime and violence on her street, leading to a transformation of her school and neighborhood.

Millie, who always complains when she does not get her way, runs away from home and learns some important lessons about why rules and boundaries are important.

When four young squirrels ignore the rules and sneak away to Mr. Smith's farm to eat acorns, trouble strikes in the form of a hungry wolf.

When he gets to be mayor of his small, peaceful town for a day, Davy decides to abolish all rules--which turns out to be a big mistake.

"Scooter, Maryellen's pudgy pet dachshund, may be lazy, but he's one of the family, and Maryellen loves him dearly. And he never misses a meal! So when Scooter doesn't show up at dinnertime, she's worried. Maryellen launches a search and discovers some strange goings-on in her neighborhood. With the help of her friends and family, the search for Scooter takes Maryellen from the streets of Daytona Beach to the rocket launchpad at Cape Canaveral!"--Publisher.

Ant and Grasshopper can't agree over how to spend the summer. Who will be right when winter comes? This charming retelling of Aesop's classic fable has easy to read text and fun puzzles to try after the story.

When Christopher gets a remote controller that enables him to skip ahead in time, he tries to use it to avoid his problems.

When a mother and father exchange jobs for a day, they each come to respect the value of what the other does.