Rosemary Wells

"Max makes an earthworm cake for Grandma's birthday and helps Ruby with her angel surprise cake. At the store, the grocer can't read all of the shopping list, until Max solves the problem by drawing a picture"--Title page verso. "Es el cumpleaños de la abuela y Max y Ruby, su hermana mandona, deciden hacerle un pastel"--Page [4] of cover.

"Hoy a Yoko su mamá le ha preparado sus platos preferidos: sushi y helado de alubias. A la hora del almuerzo, los compañeros de Yoko se burlan de ella y de su comida. Entonces la maestra se le ocurre una gran idea para que los demás alumnos aprendan a respetar otras costumbres: compartirán un "almuerzo internacional."--Publisher. When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats--until one of them tries it for...

Brief text and colorful illustrations tell what happens when parents and children share twenty minutes a day reading.

Edward, a shy young bear, is not ready for birthday pool parties with high-spirited, grade-school bears.

Eduardo, a shy, young bear unready for play school, feels out of place surrounded by students who are ready, busy, and happy.