A little farm girl named Dorothy and her pet dog, Toto, get swept away into the Land of Oz by a Kansas cyclone. Upon her arrival, she is hailed as a sorceress, liberates a living Scarecrow, meets a man made entirely of tin, and a Cowardly Lion. But all Dorothy really wants to know is how she can return home. The ruler of Oz, the great Wizard, who resides in an Emerald City, may be the only one powerful enough to help her.

While thinking of all the reasons why she needs a friend, a little girl doesn't notice what is happening on the other side of the fence.

Twelve-year-old Matthew is drawn almost against his will to help a boy his own age who was lost in a mining disaster a century before.

Suffering in a family full of females, ten-year-old Justin feels that cleaning and keeping house are women's work until he spends time on his beloved grandfather's ranch.

A little girl imagines all the things she would do if she had a sheep for a pet.

Readers learn to count backwards from ten to zero as they watch the littlest sister push her brothers and sisters out of bed. Includes suggestions for classroom activities.

A dialogue between two speakers, one of whom must keep insisting on an interest in the color red, introduces that hue as well as green, blue, yellow, and others.

A rhyming book about animals and where they gather.

When his parents leave a young boy in charge of the farm for a day, chaos erupts as the animals take over the house. Includes the music to "Skip to my Lou." Humorous artwork adds to the joy of this adaptation of the beloved American folk song. The well-known song becomes a funny story of a little boy left in charge of the farm.

A collection of fun and silly stories.