Florence Parry Heide

Brief tales extolling the "virtues" of carelessness, greed, lying, selfishness, and other "admirable" qualities.

Gideon is a little boy who wants to be a hero and get his picture in the paper--but first he has to figure out just what a hero is.

"What does the long-deceased Serafina Winslow have to do with the disappearance of a valuable locket? Leave it to the Spotlight Club to dig up the answers!"--

When a new neighbor moves in next door, Ernest's mother, who always insists that he obey all the rules, encourages them to play together every day.

A list of scary things includes "roller skating down hill when you haven't learned how to stop, getting hugged by somebody you don't like, and finding out your best friend has a best friend who isn't you."

Relates the misadventures of Marigold, who does not agree with anyone, as she shops with her mother for a coat, becomes interested in a new hobby, finds a way to "bug" her best friend, Maxine, and imaginatively copes with finding the right outfit for the first day of school.

A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street.

A collection of twenty-one humorous poems, about monsters and their ilk.

Timothy Twinge, a fearful worrier, discovers his own bravery after meeting an unusual visitor.

A collection of poems about the many aspects of time, including "The Time Machine, " "Wasting Time, " and "Time Zones.".