Valerie Tripp

In 1933 Cincinnati, Kit is an enthusiastic baseball player whose home run slide has surprising consequences. Includes historical notes on major league baseball and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1930s and provides ideas for decorating a baseball cap.

"The WellieWishers are putting on a show, and Emerson is in charge. The girls love her songs and silly skits, but not all of Emerson's creative ideas are working. Ashlyn can't see out of her pumpkin costume, Willa has a touch of stage fright, and Kendall is struggling with the special effects. When the girls try to tell her their problems, Emerson doesn't listen. Will the show go on?"--Back cover.

When Squirrel collects all the nuts, the other animals think her greedy until they discover she needed them for a Thanksgiving surprise.

Molly is sure that she will find the surprise at the end of the overnight nature hike at Camp Gowonagin, but then she finds her own secret surprise.

All winter Felicity has waited to go to the Williamsburg town fair, but her foolhardy actions in trying to feed the race horses spoils the fun and teaches her a lesson.

While learning about comparisons such as "big, bigger, biggest," Delaney begins to unfavorably compare her skills in reading, drawing, and joking with those of her classmates, until Miss Sparks helps her identify her own talents.

In 1904, when ten-year-old Samantha has trouble riding her new bicycle, her grandmother offers a surprising solution. Includes notes on the history of bicycles and bicycling.

"In the 1950s, if fourth-grader Maryellen is going to invent a flying machine, become famous, and get her big sister Joan's wedding off the ground, she will need all the help and all the friends she can get!"--

Gwen learns that being a good sport means helping people on your team whether it is for soccer or the spelling bee.

The Penguin family decides to change its black and white world to one of color.