Poppleton the pig moves from the city to a small town, where he makes new friends and spends Mondays reading adventure books in the library.

"Dragon has a merry time in the Christmas season, decorating a tree outdoors, making a chocolate candy wreath, and sharing his Christmas gifts with those in need"--Provided by publisher.

The kids at school dare John to visit the old house on the hill at night, and when he and his sister go in they find dusty dishes set on the table, a book open like it is waiting for a reader, and something hiding under the bed in the attic -- and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.

Dragon is looking forward to Halloween: carving pumpkins, attending a costume party, and making pumpkin treats--but as usual things do not go smoothly.

"Told in rhyming text, Dog and Frogs are enjoying riding a log in the pond, but then Hog comes along and is not willing to share the log, or the lunch Dog has made. Hog wants it all, so Dog and Frogs need to teach Hog a lesson about friendship and sharing." -- Provided by publisher.

Poppleton the pig goes stargazing, tries out a new bed before he buys it, and goes sailing for the first time.

The Clark children are Mia's first babysitting job, and everything is going fine until she sees a life-sized doll sitting in the hallway; a doll that was not there before, a doll that Mr. Clark knows nothing about, and whose eyes follow Mia-- and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.

Competitive fox siblings Fritz and Franny both love ice cream, but when Mr. Bear's ice cream truck stops on their street they spend so much time trying to outdo each other imagining multiple flavors and toppings (while all the other kids are getting their cones) that the only flavor left is marshmallow pickle ripple -- and they can only have one scoop each.

In rhyming text, Princess Truly strives to use her magic powers to be a good friend whether it is in the park with her pug Noodles (who needs a little help making new friends), in the rainbow clubhouse which she and her best friend are building, or at her very first sleepover.

Yeti and Unicorn cannot always agree, whether it is about which shape is most pleasing, whose style of painting is best, or, more serious, how to divide up a pie when Unicorn is content with half, but Yeti would like more -- but the two friends always find a way past their differences, because their friendship is important to both.