Charley Maplewood has never been one for parties. That would require friends, which he doesn't have. But now that he's turning ten - the big one oh - he decides to throw a birthday party for himself, complete with a "House of Horrors" theme and a big birthday cake. Of course things don't work out as Charley plans. In trying to make friends, he ends up inviting the class bully Cougar to come, an…
Jemmy, once a poor boy living on the streets, now lives in a castle. As the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when Prince Brat misbehaves, for it is forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. The two boys have nothing in common and even less reason to like one another. But when they find themselves taken hostage after running away, they are left with no choice but to trust…
A Story about Hamid, a good player in football
A father reflects on how the future depends upon all of the little things in his son's world, from his yellow drinking cup to a big cardboard box
Mrs. Connor's first grade class is having a counting race! They're trying to count from one to ten in less than a second. But no one is fast enough to get all the way to ten before time is up. That is, until the first graders work together to come up wit
He just hasn't been himself lately. There's only one thing for it - the truly amazing smarties trick
Dullandon primary school runs strictly by the headmaster's timetable - until Miss Pandemonium arrives. Within a week she has everyone trying to fly in home-made helicopters and making friendship cake, which is far too friendly. The headmaster isn't going to put up with sort of thing for long
Wake up, says the sun. Good night, says the moon. What happens in between?.'