Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar, until they are found by their grandfather. Includes a biography and photographs of the author.

Frog and Toad spend their days together, but find sometimes it's nice to be alone.

"Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete's brother Bob offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?"--Description from Amazon.com.

Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

Harry the dog goes to fantastic lengths to make his neighbor stop singing.

Penny feels guilty after taking a beautiful blue marble that she sees in Mrs. Goodwin's grass, but gets a pleasant surprise when she goes to return it the next day.

A puppy does all sorts of tricks in the process of learning the one his master is trying to teach him.

An old dog's friendly persistence slowly convinces a young boy to take him home.

The boxcar children travel to Maine, take canoes into the wilderness and live in a house exactly like the one on Surprise Island, except the Maine house is brown, not yellow. They untangle the mystery of the two houses.

The adventure begins when the entire town of Yellow Sands is left puzzled by a mysterious fire. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny have returned to Mystery Rancy for their summer vacation, and they find themselves reunited with their summertime friend, Mike. Mike has been wrongly accused of starting the fire, but with the help of the Boxcar children, he uncovers the real culprit.