Carlson, Nancy L

Though she plans to try out for cheerleading, Louanne Pig helps her friend Arnie try out for football, with surprising results.

To be happy on earth, just follow the boy's instructions--don't bring snakes inside the house, keep fit, laugh a lot, and most importantly, make big, big plans.

Vinney is frustrated about being one of the smallest children at school, but when he takes his mother's advice and thinks big for a day, he discovers that there are advantages to being small.

A frog explains how smiling is a great way to get through life's ups and downs.

A young girl recounts how she came to be part of an adoptive family.

To celebrate the one hundredth day of kindergarten, each student brings in an example of the number 100 for show-and-tell, including a 100-year-old relative, and Ms. Bradley shares the jar of 100 jelly beans that have marked the days.

When an accident requires Arnie to use crutches, he begins to understand the limits and possibilities of his new classmate, who has a wheelchair.

Loudmouth George, a rabbit who brags about catching the biggest fish even though he had never been fishing, is embarrassed by the size of the fish he finally does catch.

George's cornet playing is too much for both his family and the band.

George brags, procrastinates, and offers excuses instead of training for the big race--much to his later embarrassment.