Julie, the new girl in town, overcomes her loneliness when she befriends and agrees to hide Storm, a magic wolf disguised as an Old English Sheepdog puppy, until he is ready to challenge his pack rival.

"Pete the Cat is learning a new dance -- the Cool Cat Boogie! When he hears a groovy beat, he's full of happy feet. But when Grumpy toad tells him, 'Pete, you dance all wrong!' Pete is determined to become a better dancer. With the help of his friends and some wise words from Owl, Pete learns that he's the grooviest when he's being himself"--

Klyde the kraken loves nothing more than a good hug, but whenever he tries to hug the animals in the ocean, they all swim away. Then one day, the colossal creature's monstrous embrace takes down a pirate ship and the shipwrecked buccaneers surprise Klyde and the reader with a valuable lesson of emotional literacy: While many friends love to hug, some prefer other ways to greet their mateys.

Five stories describe how Owl loves his house, with its upstairs and downstairs and its cozy fireplace.

"Max loves dinosaurs so much that he can’t help but imagine what his life would be like if he had a pet dinosaur. Follow Max as his imagination takes him on an adorable journey with his friendly and fun pet dinosaur Ralphasaurus who loves doing things with him. Max discovers that having a pet dinosaur is a lot of work, but he also learns what it’s like to have a true and long-lasting friendship. Max and his dinosaur will take your little one’s...

Neely's monsters don't always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in her closet, and the disembodied voice that shadows her every move become louder, she knows she's in trouble. With a history of mental illness in her family and the suicide of her older brother heavy on her mind, Neely takes a job as a tour guide in the one place her monsters can't follow--the caverns. There . . . she meets Mila. Mila is everything Neely...

Describes how various earthmoving trucks clean up a dump and make a playground, discussing what such machines as diggers, mixers, bulldozers, and cranes can do.

A child explores the magical world of Treehouse Town--from Sap Street to Willow Way--where all children and animal inhabitants work together and have fun.

Picky Trilobite only likes to eat noodles, but when he tries a bite of Bug's snack, he's pleasantly surprised.

"A bilingual story, inspired by the childhood of Valentina Cruz, whose family was one of the first permanent inhabitants of the Galapagos islands. Valentina makes a promise to protect the islands and her animal friends"--