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Mary shares her glamorous style with all of her classmates.

Kalinka, a little yellow bird who loves to be helpful, tries to tidy up the home of her grouchy neighbor, Grakkle, despite his protests.

"Elephant has a massive itch that no one can scratch, so Elephant is forced to help himself--or so he thinks"--

As they hop down the road, Mama and Toad save the day for several friends who have gotten stuck one way or another.

Gumluck, a young, naíve wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.

When Eva stops to help a lost pony and they get caught in a bad storm, they have to take shelter in a cave, and end up helping each other to stay brave.

Yasmin gathers a cape and mask and sets out to find a villain to defeat with her "super powers"--however there are no villains hiding on her block, just neighbors who need a little help.

Mama Lion, Tigey, the Flying Pandinis, and the Knitted Monkeys compete in a road race, and when the Pandinis stop to help Mama Lion, she is happy to return the favor.

"This comical companion to Ross Burach's "The very impatient caterpillar" pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again."--Back cover.

William asks his animal friends, one after another, to awake from hibernation and prepare a celebration for a special friend who has been away all winter.