A father and daughter explore their neighborhood, talking and asking questions as they go.

A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League college, but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions.

From a wrinkly baby rhino to a kitten's cute paws, mothers love their babies just as they are. Back matter includes photos and factoids about each featured animal.

"When five high school students are brought together under mysterious circumstances, they begin to piece together a theory that their parents are working together to kill them all"--

Two seventh graders, Drew and Mia, spend their summer in Half Moon Bay, California, training for a half-marathon, and supporting each other as their families struggle with medical and financial problems.

A young boy considers what is special about all of his friends' parents, and realizes that his own are the most wonderful of all.

When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support.

A little boy argues that "because" is a perfectly acceptable response to a question, in spite of what his mother says.

"Giovanna's pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father clearly despise? Surely there is a mirror somewhere in which she can see herself as she truly is. Giovanna is searching for her reflection in two kindred cities that...

Three much-loved baby bears begin to wonder if their parents have a favorite.