"Ashley hates when her mother braids her hair because it takes too long. Things get better however when Ashley's grandmother arrives and has a suggestion."--Google Books.
"One day Helen wakes up and it's spring! The snow has melted and the sun is shining. But Helen knows that the blackflies will be coming out soon. So she does what any smart kid would do: she sends her little sister outdoors to check! When the blackflies and mosquitoes carry her away, Helen tells her dad, who rushes outside and is carried away himself. Now Helen needs to rescue both of them, along with a wolf and a very clever bear"--Amazon.
Elizabeth, a princess, outwits a dragon to rescue Ronald, the prince she intends to marry, but when she discovers that Ronald, who looks like a prince, acts like a bum, she decides not to marry him after all.