Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has ccursed the land with eternal winter.

Discusses children's feelings, how they manifest, and how to deal with them.

Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she's a terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer for the stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage...

Mortimer refuses to go to sleep until nobody can come upstairs to tell him to "Be quiet" because they are all fighting with each other.

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.

Text and illustrations introduce young children to various body parts. On board pages.

Children discuss clothing and where they wear various clothes.

When Alma Sofia Esperanza Josae Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.

After a visit to a Chinese restaurant, Carlos decides to dig a hole to China so he can have egg rolls and chow mein instead of rice and beans and tortillas.