Fran Manushkin

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

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 is the only one in her class who has not lost a tooth, but despite all of her efforts, her wiggly tooth refuses to come out.

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

When a snowstorm causes the power to go out Katie and her parents think their Thanksgiving dinner with JoJo and Pedro is ruined, but by being a good neighbor, Katie saves the day.

When her class celebrates Valentine's Day, Katie does not get a valentine from anyone.

"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.

When Pedro receives some money from his grandmother for his birthday, his father suggests that he put some of it in the bank, but than Pedro has to decide what to do with the remainder.

A frowning scarecrow at Aunt Carmen's farm frightens Katie until Pedro reveals that it is not haunted.