Dear Ichiro

Jean Davies Okimoto

Illustrated by Doug Keith

Henry gets into a fight with his friend Oliver, and never wants to talk to him again. Then his great-grandpa takes him to a Mariners game and talks about how much he did not like the Japanese but was glad that we were no longer enemies so Ichiro could play on the team.

Wild & Wooly

Mary Jessie Parker

Illustrated by Shannon McNeill

Wild is a bighorn sheep, while Wooly is a fluffy sheep. Both are very different but both are sheep. Can these two become friends?

Zen Ties

Jon J Muth

Stillwater's nephew Koo was coming to visit during the summer. During his stay, Stillwater, Koo and the children from the neighborhood go to help out mean Ms. Whitaker, who turns out not to be so bad after all.

Sweet Dream Pie

Audrey Wood and Mark Teague

Ma makes Pa and all the neighbors of Willobee St a sweet dream pie, but they eat too much and have crazy dreams instead.

First the Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Goes through the story of what came first...the chicken or the egg?

The Recess Queen

Alexis O'Neill

Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith

Mean Jean was the Recess Queen, and nobody played until she said it was okay, other wise she would stomp and push. Then one day a new kid came to school.

Tanka Tanka Skunk

Steve Webb

Tanka and Skunk are friends, and they love to play the drums. Goes through animals and explores beats and syllables.