Haywood, Carolyn

Betsy, Billy, and their friends enjoy and learn from the many activities in the second grade.

When Eddie lends his pet parrot, Louella, to the charity ball, he gets back a different parrot.

Deciding that his sleigh is too old to use for delivering presents, Santa Claus gets a helicopter but finds after several mishaps that his sleigh and reindeer are still the most reliable transportation.

Eddie returns from a visit to Texas with a bucket of pay dirt, in which he expects to find gold.

With Jonathan and his friends riding the school bus, Mr. Riley, the driver, has many hectic, confusing days.

Presents brief essays with a personal flavor and several selected Bible verses for each of twelve topics, such as love, fear, hunger, and prayer.

Nine short stories about Halloween.

Selecting a Mother's Day gift, befriending two circus children, and repairing a broken friendship are among ten-year-old Betsy's activities.

A visit to the circus inspires Boodles to experiment with clown makeup and to try to teach his dog Poochie to do tricks.