"The smallest and bravest one is Madeline, whose adventurous spirit and outrageous antics have delighted boys and girls for over seventy years. Now even the youngest readers can enjoy this timeless favorite in a sturdy board book format"--Page 4 of cover.

When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes lost and scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.

Madeline and her friends become very upset when Genevieve, a dog that has become a cherished school pet since rescuing Madeline from an accidental fall into the Seine, is tossed out by the school board chairman.

Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.

As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.

A young boy is worried about what will happen to his body when he hears such expressions as "give him a hand, " "laugh your head off, " and "hold your tongue."

Pepito, son of the Spanish ambassador, and Madeline, rescued by gypsies during a storm, travel and perform with their wandering friends until they again find Miss Clavel.

It's the early 1960s, and Anna has never seen a person with dark skin before. At first she is afraind of her new second-grade teacher. But Anna quickly finds that there's no reason to be scared. Sister Anne is wonderful. She likes jokes and she makes math and reading fun. But then someone sails a paper airplane to her, with a cruel message written on its wings. Sister Anne's wise way of turning a painful incident into a powerful learning experience...

On a rainy day two brothers try to discover who is playing the harmonica they hear in their apartment building.

Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.