Rosemary Wells

Saying nope to soap, little bunny soon learns the importance of protecting himself and others from germs when he catches a cold and is sent home from school.

Who is the man in the woods, and can Helen catch him before it's too late? Helen's first day at New Bedford Regional High School is off to a hectic start. Her locker combination doesn't work, she's late to all her classes, and she doesn't know a single person. But she doesn't need friends to figure out the unofficial rules: Cheerleaders simply don't associate with frizzy-haired new girls who look too young and draw political cartoons. And when Mr....

Presents six stories in which students adjust to their first year of school, where they acquire skills, build self-confidence, and learn how to get along with one another.

When Yoko and her classmates become sick, Mrs. Jenkins comes up with a great idea to identify who might be responsible for spreading germs.

"Felix has a new best friend! With take-charge Fiona, anything seems possible, and before Felix knows it, she sweeps him into singing and dancing with her as pixies in the Guinea Pig Jubilee talent show. But right after Felix's first-prize triumph, trouble waits in the wings. "Twinkletoes!" someone taunts, and Felix crumbles. Can he pull himself together and face down the bullies? With a little help from Fiona, can Felix find a magic key that unlocks...

"Felix brings the same lunch to school every day: sprouts on buttered oat bread. He will also eat pasta with butter. And he loves macaroni and cheese. No need to try anything new. Then, on the night of Fiona's half-birthday celebration, Felix finds himself in a pickle. Will he leave the restaurant hungry, or can Fiona finally persuade him to widen his food horizons?" -- jacket.

Timothy and his kindergarten classmates learn about the alphabet, sounds, and rhyming. Includes activities on letter recognition, single and multiple syllable words, and words that start with consonants and vowels.

The students in Mrs. Jenkins' class explore the careers they'd like to have when they grow up, including Yoko who wants to be a Japanese teacher.

Every time poor Benjamin passes feisty Tulip's house, she beats him up, again and again, until Benjamin finally takes the situation in hand and comes up with an unexpected truce.

Edward's parents tell him that because of the snow he will have to stay overnight with his friend Anthony, but Edward finds this overwhelming.