Stymied by an assignment to write her autobiography, Jenny decides to enhance her life story by using her considerable imagination.

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

In illustrations and rhyming text, gives the recipe for making "babyberry pie," from picking a baby from the babyberry tree and popping him in the tub to putting powdered sugar on his nose and toes and tucking him into pie crust covers.

When his little sister's magic cookies transform him into a flying, fire-breathing superhero, ten-year-old Horace Splattly has adventures which include confronting the monster at the school playground.

A guide to the care and maintenance of mothers, who are, according to the manual, "the most advanced human models on the planet."

Santa tries his hand at many jobs before finding the perfect career as the world's greatest gift giver.