Frank Carlson Library

Little Critter and Little Sister show Grandma and Grandpa the ropes around the house, at the store, and at the movies when they come to stay while Mom and Dad go on a trip.

Sixth-grader Matthew gets into trouble at home and at school, spars with his older sister, and helps save an elderly friend's property from the hands of a developer.

Jack's family is so noisy that no one ever hears what he says, but when he goes up the mountain with only his friend Chester, he learns how to make himself heard.

As each of the five members of the Bean family tries to write a "roof" poem, they come to realize just how nice it is to be a Bean.

Jack's diary helps him deal with his problems which include dog-eating alligators, a terror for an older sister, a younger brother who keeps breaking parts of himself, and next-door neighbors who are really weird.

Fourteen-year-old Claire spends August with her mother on the family farm.

Papa Bear and the cubs really prefer not to do their chores, and Mama Bear decides to go along with their idea.

A family emigrates to America where they expect to find streets paved with gold, but instead it takes hard work and determination before they find a way to make a living in their new home.

"Sister Bear and her new friend, Miranda, make a lot of bad decisions--riding down Dead Bear's Hill, eating Ben's apples, running through Mizz McGrizz's tulips. When Mama Bear finds out about these things, she wants Sister to stop playing with their new neighbor. But is it really all Miranda's fault?"--p. [4] of cover.

Bella knows the family rules but lives by her own, as well, causing her behavior to be "too wild, too rude, and too risky" until Granny brings her a puppy with similar problems.