"First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like jumping rope, hiding her peas in her milk, and being helpful in her classroom. But there's one thing Jo Jo doesn't know how to do: be fancy. She has a lot to learn before her aunt Anne's wedding!"--

In an alternate England of 1851, Sophronia Temminnick is the only hope for her friends, her school, and all of London when she must put her espionage training to the test to thwart an evil Picklemen plot.

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

Sophie's parents tell her to say 'Hello,' 'Thank-you,' and 'Goodbye,' but the words stick like glue in Sophie's mouth and won't come out. --Publisher

When twins Freddie and Teddy go trick-or-treating, they are so excited about being scary and getting candy that they forget to be polite.

Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the terrible ways monsters may behave in one's home, on crowded sidewalks, on a bus, or at school as they do what they wish without thinking of others.

When everyone knows they're welcome, the world is a better place—and you might just make a new friend.

Sultan wants to attend Petite and Berry's tea party, but first he must follow all of the tea party rules.

"The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, the Sour Grape realizes how unfair grudges can be. Could a bunch of forgiveness and compassion be enough to turn a sour grape sweet?"-- Amazon.

Jack reaches for the last chocolate chip cookie, but his mother reminds him that he must offer it to everyone else first, so Jack sets off and offers the last cookie to all sorts of people around the world.