Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.

Tired of being called Mouse and staying home while his brother helps on their father's fishing boat, Daniel proves himself when a problem arises that he can solve using his newly-developed, extraordinary talent.

Brokenhearted when her best friend departs for the summer, Ivy spends her own summer caring for animals in the mid-century Southwest, sharing her season of discovery with a stubborn pony, a mischievous puppy, and a scarred racehorse.

In Depression-era New York City, construction workers at the Rockefeller Center site help a family in need--a gift that is repaid years later in the donation of an enormous Christmas tree.

When a young bear is awakened from his winter nap by a mysterious sound, he makes new friends and discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

One dawn the Moon hears the laughter of children waking up and she yearns to see them, but the day belongs to the Sun and he will not trade places; so the Moon tempts him with stories of the stars and two come up with a compromise that explains why the moon can sometimes be seen in the daytime.

A mother tells her son the story of Little Oh, a girl made of paper who becomes separated from her human mother.

After grasshoppers ruin the crops, eight-year-old Laura Ingalls and her family leave Plum Creek and move to Burr Oak, Iowa, where they experience life in a small town and help manage a hotel.

"A simple grain of sand undergoes an inspiring transformation"--

Hearing-impaired Mandy risks going out into the scary night, during an impending storm, to look for her beloved grandmother's lost pin.