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Precocious eight-year-old Bibsy navigates a relationship with a teacher who thinks she talks too much.

"Frances is a city kid, but it's hard for her to fit in. City walls aren't for climbing, city rooms aren't for running, city shops and city yards are too crowded, and there are so many rules that Frances can't seem to follow. She takes a trip to visit her cousins in the country, ...

"Most things are easy-peasy, regular-pegular for Bibsy Cross. She loves her parents, her cat, her best friend, Natia. She loves school and the library. And she loves a good school project. But this time, each student is tasked with creating a time capsule, and Bibsy's not so sure...

Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.

Noodle, a worm, is sad and feeling bad about himself, but his friend Lou, a bird, convinces him that he is likeable just as he is.

When precocious eight-year-old Bibsy's library hosts a bike-a-thon to raise money to buy books, she is determined to win the fundraiser.

A class that is terribly disappointed in their lack of a class pet discovers that having a class plant is the best thing ever.

A young girl finds a way to tame the winds besieging an old man who lives on a hill above her village.

Precocious eight-year-old Bibsy accidentally makes matters worse when she decides to improve the terrarium habitats in her classroom.

"When a young boy gets a cold, he just wants his mommy. But his stuffy nose makes it difficult for him to call out to his mom--not 'Bob,' who happens to be the family dog"-- Provided by publisher.

Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.

"Spring rains change Water from a tumbling creek to a roaring river and bring Tree nutrients it needs to stretch toward the sky. As Sun's rays intensify, the sprouts and fruits and insects of the forest grow and bloom and develop, all working together in harmony. Even Fire, whose...

Illustrations and rhyming text explore playing outside and immersing oneself in nature.

Throughout a child's day, five minutes can go by quickly (when you are on a roller coaster) or slowly (when you are in the dentist's chair).

Posy Peyton and her friends are very sad that she will be moving away, but when they try to cheer themselves up by baking a pie, they realize that Posy's leaving does not have to mean saying goodbye.

Illustrations and rhyming text explore a community garden and what grows there, from flowers and fruit to friendships.

In a series of letters a student laments the absence of her teacher and daily routine, but she soon realizes there are benefits to mixing things up, and that perhaps having a substitue teacher is not so bad afterall.

Penny's family slows down their hectic life to nurture a tree setting roots in the middle of their kitchen floor.

"A litter of baby wolf pups are born in the wild and grow during their first full lunar cycle"-- Provided by publisher.

"Chaque nuit leur apporte son lot de nouveautés: leur première vraie bagarre, leur premier grognement, le premier bout de viande que leur offre leur maman, et toujours plus de lune pour les accompagner."-- Quatrième de couverture.