Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways.

"When a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roar and whisper, hide and seek, then settle into snug companionship at bedtime"--

Harriet gives examples of polite words and expressions to use in various social situations to make them more pleasant.

Willie and his best friend, Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency, and their first case is to spy on the girl who has moved into Kyle's old house.

Dinah wishes horrible things for her mother when the two have a fight.

When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility.

Snowed in after sharing Christmas with Grandma, a houseful of relatives settles in for the night.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

In the dead middle of summer, the Scarface Detectives investigate their creepiest case yet when a mysterious client sends them to Oak Hill Cemetery, where Loonie Loraine is buried.

A hen keeps her seven new baby chicks safe, even though they like to go exploring.