Fran Manushkin

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

A menorah describes a family's joyous celebration of this Jewish holiday, from the first night to the eighth and last.

Katie's peanut butter and jelly sandwich is missing, so she must figure out which of her classmates ate it--and what she should do about lunch.

Katie looks forward to celebrating her birthday at school, and then finds a way to make it even more special when her friend Pedro mentions that he has a summer birthday.

As Katie, her parents, and friends celebrate Independence Day with a parade, games, a picnic, and fireworks, the few things that go wrong do not interfere with their fun. Includes discussion questions, writing prompts and a recipe for a strawberry dessert.

"JoJo's aunt Kayla is a firefighter. She's teaching Katie's class about her job. Katie keeps trying to ask Kayla questions, but Kayla has lots to say before it's question time. If Katie is patient, will she learn what she really wants to know about firefighters?"--

Katie Woo and her parents help their new neighbor, Mr. Kenji, to prepare for his final test to become a nurse.

After learning about mummies in class, Katie decides to make one of her own, but when it suddenly goes missing, Katie and Pedro start following clues that they hope will lead them to the missing mummy.

Katie has bought a box of chocolates for her mom's birthday, but when they go to open it the box is missing, and Katie and Pedro set out to track down the thief.

When Koko, Katie's new white puppy, is scared by a noisy truck and runs away, Katie and Pedro try to track her down in the snow, following several false leads until they finally see Koko.