Although she loves her father, their home in New York City, and third-grade teacher Miss Meadows, Annie misses her mother who died recently. Eight-year-old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with her father, Professor Rossi. Life would be pretty good if only Annie didn't so achingly miss her mother. When Mrs. Rossi died suddenly, she left not only Annie but also a class full of students - who pour out their hearts in a scrapbook Annie will...

When Dad forgets to check on Bunny one night, Bunny gets up to check on Dad.

It's a snowy day, and Grampa is coming by train for a visit. Henry can't wait for him to meet his new puppy, Charley.

The hard-working daughter of two bakers and a perfectly nice stray dog live lonely lives in the same town, until they meet one very stormy day.

Inside tall buildings and houses neat and grand, one dozen crawling, singing, busy babies are stuffed into pajamas, coats, and hats in preparation for their journey to story hour at the library.

Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out okay in the end.

Despite her mother's reminder that "navy blue is what you always get," Gabby begs her tailor grandfather to make her a beautiful purple fall coat.

When Mrs. Bear and little Sam deliver the cakes they have made for their friends in the neighborhood, Sam carries the cakes all by himself, through the snow and up to the front doors.

Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American ho is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read.

When Sam has a cough, Mrs. Bear tends to him all through the cold night.