Simple text and illustrations show young readers how doing small things such as hugging someone, playing until nightfall, waving to neighbors, and staying calm can bring happiness into their daily lives.

After her best friend moves away, a little girl misses the special times they had together.

Henry the mouse likes everything about first grade except reading, but with some extra help at school and home, he is delightfully surprised.

When Henry and his first-grade classmates notice a heart-shaped box on their teacher's desk the day before Valentine's Day, they try to find out if he has a girlfriend.

Henry tells his mother that he did not like his first day of first grade, but as he describes what he did and learned, he begins to realize that he might enjoy it after all.

Henry is excited about the first day of kindergarten until he is faced with the classroom.

A young girl recounts how she came to be part of an adoptive family.

Offers advice on the kinds of things to do if you don't want to have any friends.

Henry is excited about the first day of kindergarten until he is faced with the classroom.

Harriet feels terrible after accidentally trampling a neighbor's garden and ruining her prize dahlia, until she confesses and sets things right.