Spurr, Elizabeth

As the eccentric Peterkin family sits down to Thanksgiving dinner, they learn that their turkey and the rest of the food has become stuck in the dumbwaiter.

Seven-year-old Susan forms a special friendship with her family's young housekeeper, Lupe, who introduces her to Mexican customs and the Spanish language.

Every Friday, when Mrs. Minetta, who is no one's mother, drives the carpool, the car, instead of going to school as usual, heads for the beach or some other equally wonderful place.

Rhymed descriptions of life on a farm introduce basic colors and the numbers one to ten.

Every Friday, when Mrs. Minetta, who is no one's mother, drives the carpool, the car, instead of going to school as usual, heads for the beach or some other equally wonderful place.

Perrier, a Hollywood starlet's favorite potbellied pig, discovers the mud pit is better than the limelight.

A collection of eighteen easy-to-read Christmas stories featuring various Disney characters.

When her father gives her a bag of colorful, sugary gumdrops to eat, a little girl decides to plant them instead.

After moving to a new California beach town, eleven-year-old Pete feels lonely until he meets a dog that shares his passion for surfing.