Virginia L Kroll

A mother describes the increasing accomplishments of her five-year-old, from crying and sleeping, to riding a tricycle, then preparing for school.

A young Eskimo girl witnesses the changing seasons in Alaska.

With her tool box and her talent for fixing things, eight-year-old Makayla tries to mend a neighbor's broken heart.

Each member of a family writes an anonymous ""I'm thankful for"" note and places it in the Thanksgiving bowl, but after the family guesses who wrote each note, the bowl is accidentally left outside, where it rolls off on a year-long series of adventures.