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Frannie opens a fortune telling business at school after assisting Star, who reads tarot cards at a surprise party for Frannie's father, but soon it becomes clear that making up fortunes can cause a lot of trouble.

Franklin decides to hold a surprise going-away party for Skunk after seeing a "sold" sign on his friend's house, but he ends up being surprised himself.

A boy finds a mysterious treasure in a junk pile and creates a monster to guard it.

While preparing for a party, excitable little piggies have some close calls with Wolf.

Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are the things that have shaped Lydia's journey since readers first met her in The Penderwicks in Spring. Now it's summertime, and eleven-year-old Lydia is dancing at the bus stop, waiting for big sister Batty to get home from college. This is a very important dance and a very important wait because the two youngest sisters are about to arrive home to find out that the Penderwicks will all be returning to Arundel this summer, the place where it all began. And better still is the occasion: a good old-fashioned, homemade-by-Penderwicks wedding. The Penderwicks at Last is the final installment in the modern classic series.

An introduction to feeling surprised and the things that might make a person feel that way.

Best friends Elephant and Piggie decide that they will try to surprise each other, with unexpected results.

An introduction to feeling surprised and the things that might make a person feel that way.

Frannie opens a fortune telling business after assisting Star, who reads tarot cards at a party for Frannie's father, but she discovers making up fortunes can cause a lot of trouble, in chapter-book format.

Members of a large group of animals, including a penguin, two rabbits, and a koala, disappear at an alarming rate but the hungry lion remains.