"A walk. An unexpected enounter" - back cover.

Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. But his easy smiles mask a burning ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy. When she uncovers Henri's less-than-honest dog-walking scheme, she blackmails him into helping her change her image at school. Henri agrees, seeing a potential upside for himself. Soon what...

"A family adventure into the local woods teaches readers how to plan ahead and use the five senses to respectfully uncover the natural wonders hiding in their own local environments. This simple story works in layers. It is a journey, full of discovery, into the outdoors. It is also a "how to" guide, which offers children a template for how to plan their own nature adventure--whether with family, classmates, or other friends in their community. You...

"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--

"Can I take Mouse for a walk?" I ask, and I'm always allowed. We set off, very slowly. Mouse walks at a snail's pace. He stops at lamp posts and fences and sniffs for a long time. Sometimes he looks up at me and then I usually say something. I maybe say "old man" in a very nice voice, not my usual one. My Dog Mouse offers friendship, humor, and gentle heartache in one dog walk. This is a book for anyone who knows what it is to love an old, slow dog,...

A family goes on a midnight walk and takes in the beauty of the night and the natural world.

"A walk down busy city streets can feel scary when you're small, but the world doesn't seem so frightening when you're perched up high on Dad's shoulders!"

During the course of a walk, a young boy identifies animals of different colors.

Walking their dogs in the park, Minnie, Daisy, and Cuckoo-Loca are forced to break into a run when their dogs smell the hot dog cart, a situation that causes Minnie to devise a solution.

"As the two of them walk through the busy town, Grandpa shares the favorite places he and his own grandpa went together ... and Little Jake keeps guessing where they are going. The movies? The baseball park? The beach? 'Not this time,' says Grandpa, and has Jake close his eyes before going into ... the library"--