Mike and his dog Corky plan to be best friends forever, so when Corky becomes sick and dies, Mike is angry about the broken promise.

Having promised her younger brother that she will watch him race in the Special Olympics, Cristina is offered the chance to meet a famous author--her favorite--on the same day and must make a tough choice.

God's compassion and willingness to heal is shown through prayer.

George's father finally agrees to let him have a pet and that's when all the trouble begins.

Penelope tries to impress her father with her booth at the school fair in the third book in the charming Penelope Perfect chapter book series. Penelope Kingston is absolutely certain that her stall at the school fair will be a huge success. She and Oscar are in charge of the lucky jars, and Penelope wants to break last year's record. This is even more important because Penelope's dad is coming to the fair. She and her brother don't get to see him...

"After a long winter's hibernation, Bruno the marmot wakes up to discover the most beautiful dandelion outside his burrow. The two quickly become friends and they play together all spring long. But when summer comes, the dandelion asks Bruno to help her, and to trust her that everything will be fine. So as she asks, he blows her seeds away into the wind only to find that he's left without a friend anymore. He's sad at the loss of his dandelion, but...

"It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, and Malo is eager to find the new merry-go-round. But didn't he first promise his best friend Poto that he would help make pickles...?"--front flap

Driven by an old regret from his life as a successful doctor and family man, Kamal Punja journeys to his mother's native Africa to keep a childhood promise and confronts his unresolved mixed racial identity.