James, Betsy

A group of children celebrate their various chairs and their imaginations as they gather to welcome a new neighbor.

A little girl describes her cat's life from his waking her in the morning to his putting her to sleep at night.

Molly likes her tadpoles better than her baby brother Davey but admires Davey's growth over a period of several months and compares it to the development of her tadpoles. Includes instructions for caring for tadpoles.

Marie is afraid to sleep overnight in her grandfather's living room until her grandfather gives her a flashlight so that she can see in the dark.

After her best friend Mary Ann moves away, Amy finds a praying mantis and names her Mary Ann. She keeps her new found pet through the winter in a comfortable terrarium home.

While building a blow-away-soon for the wind, a little girl learns from her grandmother that some things are meant to be let go and some are meant to be kept for a good long time.