Hurray, it's June! The last month of school.rnEmily Arrow and the other children in Ms. Rooney's room are excited about the class picnic at the park. Mrs. Stewart, the student teacher, is even going to take class pictures. But Emily's worried. She wants a best friend. It seems everyone has a best friend expcept her.rnAt the picnic, Emily feels so lonely, she wanders off into the woods with Uni,…
December is a time for gift giving. This month everyone in Ms. Rooney's room has chosen a special person to be kind to. All the kids are happy with their secret friends except Emily Arrow. Because she was the last one to pick, Emily is stuck with fat Jill Simon. Jill is the class crybaby, and Emily decides that she will make Jill happier - and thinner. At the same time, Emily's getting lots of …
April is invention month. We're going to make our own inventions," says Ms. Rooney, "and work together in groups."rnThough Emily Arrow knows it's important for each group to think, listen, and share, she still wishes she were in charge of her invention group. Linda Lorca, the bossy leader, can't get anyone to cooperate.rn"Snaggle doodles," Emily says. If her group doesn't come up with an idea s…
Fish for a good book.rnIt's August, and Emily has big plans at the library. She's going to read lots of books and tack a paper fish next to her name for each one. Then Dawn Bosco says she can read more books than Emily. Not only that, but both Emily and Dawn want to keep Pickle Puss, a stray cat they found. They decide that whoever reads more books can keep the cat.rnWhen Emily adds a fish for …
What's worse than a blue Monday? For Richard Beast" Best, it's a purple Monday spent climbing a fat brown rope with fat brown knots.rnBeast wishes he could climb up that rope like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. Just looking at it hanging down from the gym ceiling makes him dizzy.rnBeast is afraid and hopes his friends won't find out. But Mrs. Miller, the meanest substitute teacher in the whol…
It's September again.rnWhat does it mean for Richard Beast" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with babies like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can't help getting into trouble.rnBut thanks to Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher,…
Arthur is only a squire, but he longs to be a knight like his older brother, Kay. When Kay's sword goes missing, Arthur must get him a new one quickly. But the special sword that Arthur finds will change his own life for ever!
Aladdin is surprised when his long-lost uncle Hasan appears at his door one day. He needs Aladdin to help him find a magic lamp, hidden deep in a dark cave. But Aladdin is afraid that once he is in there, Hasan will never let him out again!
To win back his father's kingdom, Jason must find the fabled Golden Fleece. Many have attempted the perilous journey in search of it and never returned. But Jason and his band of Argonauts set sail determined to succeed!