When Cookie, a dog who can read and write, goes to school, he not only inspires the children there, he also helps avert disaster.

An old woman wanted to surprise her husband, so made him a gingerbread man. Before she could take the gingerbread man off the pan, he jumped up and ran away. On his way, he encounters many animals, who want to eat him, but he runs from them all, until he comes to a river. With all the animals and the old man and woman and a woodcutter chasing him, he lets the sly fox talk him into taking a ride on his back to cross the river. The fox may be the...

"Why don't dinosaurs go to school? In Danny and the Dinosaur: School Days, the dinosaur gets curious and follows his friend Danny to school! But Danny's buddy is too big to ride the school bus, and school lunch isn't quite right for a dinosaur... So, he decides to do school his own way--dino style--and it turns out to be the best class ever!"--Provided by publisher.

Challenged to spend twenty dollars in one day, a boy who loves money not only learns about bargain hunting and keeping track of his remaining balance, he also learns that spending can be fun.

Stella could do anything she put her mind to ... almost. But when girls in her class tease her and tell her she's not good at doing the things she likes, Stella puts away her paper and dance shoes until Grandpa convinces Stella to stop listening to others and listen to her heart. Includes glossary, as well as questions to self-check comprehension.

When Mrs. Jenkins proposes the class paint dinosaurs, Doris's unusual artistic talent is not recognized until the class visits a modern art museum.

A skill-building reader starring Worm finds him taking a turn caring for a class pet gnat that accidentally escapes from its tank.