Janice May Udry

Four children play in the moonlight before bedtime on a soft summer night.

Peter tells different animals that they should not push, grab or stay up all night, but they reply that they can because they are animals. Later, Peter shows them that he can draw, chew gum, and fly a kite because he is a boy.

When her grandmother is hurt in a fall, Mary Jo must get help to the remote farm where they live.

Glenda the witch decides she wants to be a school girl but fails to recognize her complete lack of success in the venture.

When she gets her long-wished for puppy, a little girl takes the responsibility of training him; but no matter what she does, that puppy won't sleep at night.

When Thump thumps Plunk's doll Plunkit, an argument starts which their mother resolves.

Briefly describes the value of a tree.

A little girl recounts to her cornhusk doll the pleasures of a summer on Grandmother's farm.

Whether she is greeting two creatures from outer space at the front door or eating stuffed boa constrictor for breakfast, Angie's life is never dull.

An Algonkian Indian girl lives in the shadow of her four brothers' achievements until her cultivation of a sunflower garden and an attack on a rattlesnake bring praise from the entire village.

Unhappy and ignored at school Robbie fades away but becomes visible when he cries or finds something he can do well.

In spite of the mischievous nature of the little cat they find on the doorstep, everyone in the family but the father wants to keep him.

When Susan disappears for the day, different animals appear in her place and help Susan's mother and father with the household chores.

Mary Jo has a hard time figuring out a unique thing to share with her classmates.