Peter Catalanotto

Second-grader Emily's memorable day includes a new school bus, a forgotten lunch bag, a special cafeteria meal, and a new friendship.

Second-grader Emily is tired of pumpkins being at the center of every lesson in school, but she is not prepared when a jealous friend damages the jack-o-lantern portrait Emily made for Open House.

Emily paints four pictures and enters one in the first-grade art contest, but the judge interprets Emily's entry as a rabbit instead of a dog.

A terrier named Ivan keeps interrupting story hour.

A new boy named Matthew joins Mrs. Tuttle's class, which already has twenty-five students whose first names are Matthew and whose last names begin with every letter except Z.

A curious boy with non-stop questions meets a girl who seems to know all the answers.

Dylan, a dalmatian, escapes from his home and becomes involved in a soccer game between the penguins and the skunks.

The whole family joins in a lively small-town celebration of Independence Day, including a parade, a picnic, music, and fireworks. An author's note explains the origin of the celebration of July 4th.

This poem compares a book to a house, a treasure chest, a farm, and a tree full of leaves.