Two young sledders bundle into their winter clothes and go down a snowy hill in a wild, whirling ride.

Granny and her grandchild take a nighttime trip to the zoo, where the animals have prepared a fabulous party and Granny dances the night away.

When Maia and her best friend, a fuzzy purple monster that visits her room each night, both get baby sisters, many things change but the girls are sure their friendship will last forever.

When Daisy, a middle child, is invited to spend the night at her friend's house, her family finally pays attention to her.

A young peasant, with the help of his faithful horse, captures magical beasts, marries the woman he loves, and becomes Tsar of Russia.

Since the tragic loss of her seventeen-year-old daughter less than a year ago, Joan Jacobs has been working hard to keep her tight-knit family from coming apart. But it seems as if she and Anders, her husband, have lost their easy comfort with each other and are unable to snap back from their isolation into the familiarity and warmth they so desperately need, both for themselves and for their surviving daughters, Eve and Eloise.

While playing hide-and-seek with his babysitter, Mrs. Duck, Bear peeks at his Christmas presents and feels terribly guilty afterwards.