Akron Public Library

Mama Bear comes up with a plan to correct the Bear family's rude behavior.

By the time the Velveteen Rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.

A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.

In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.

An eleven-year-old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it.

Presents two classics by Jack London: "The Call of the Wild," in which a dog in the Klondike reverts to wilderness life and becomes the leader of a pack of wolves; and "White Fang," in which a wolf-dog trained to be a vicious fighter struggles to live in both the world of dogs and that of the "gods," or humans. Includes review questions.

One Thursday Imogene wakes up with a pair of antlers growing out of her head and causes a sensation wherever she goes.

When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.

A child tries a variety of ways to dissolve anger.