Rosemary Wells ~ October 16

Just one more story, beg Max and Ruby. And Grandma tells one more, and then another of Max and Ruby's very favorite stories ~ the ones about themselves and the things they did when they were a little bit younger. There's the time Ruby and her friend Louise had a restaurant called Cafe Ruby Lou. And remember when Max saved his friend Lily's doll? And the time Max and Lily attended school in Max's Ride-a-Plane?

Ages 3 & up.

Yoko is so excited for the first day of school. She's just learned to write her name. But when Mrs. Jenkins asks Yoko to show everyone, Olive and Sylvia make fun of her Japanese writing. "Yoko can't write. She's only scribbling!" The teasing continues as Yoko shares her favorite book at show and tell, and reads it back to front.

That evening, Yoko declares that she can't go back to school. "How can I when my reading and writing are a failure?" she asks. Luckily a little wisdom from her Mama, a little cooperation from Mrs. Jenkins, and a lot of enthusiasm from her classmates teach Yoko the most important lesson of the year: that friendship can bridge cultural differences.

Not only does Yoko learn to read and write in English and graduate Kindergarten with her classmates, but everyone's name appears in two languages on their diploma-even Olive's and Sylvia's!

Ages 4 & up

Being painfully timid and shy does not keep a young mouse from rescuing his babysitter in an emergency situation, although after becoming a hero he still says zero.

Ages 4 & up