Learn about clocks and calendars and how they measure time.

The kids at school dare John to visit the old house on the hill at night, and when he and his sister go in they find dusty dishes set on the table, a book open like it is waiting for a reader, and something hiding under the bed in the attic--and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.

"Crabby is not a happy crab, in fact Crabby is quite crabby, so pushy Plankton, who is always trying to cheer up fellow marine creatures, bakes Crabby a cake--but will Crabby finally smile?" --

In rhyming text Princess Truly, super girl, uses her super powers to help her friend Lizzie celebrate her cat's first birthday, and when things go a little wrong, she gives Lizzie the confidence to believe that she too is a super girl.

Dragón se siente solo. Sale a buscar un amigo, ¡y una manzana le cae encima! Entonces, una culebra le juega una broma. ¿Podrán Dragón y la manzana ser amigos?

Brock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of Dublin's criminal underbelly. Set within the fascinating historical period of postmortem portraiture, this darkly comic series blends murder mystery with delightfully macabre humor.

Dragon is looking forward to Halloween: carving pumpkins, attending a costume party, and making pumpkin treats--but as usual things do not go smoothly.

Dog would like to play with the three frogs he has met, but he is not good at their games of hopping and leaping--but when he chases away a bear the frogs decide to welcome him into their play time.

It is time for bed but fox siblings Franny and Fritz are arguing over which is the best bed: the upper bunk or the lower; they try switching but ultimately decide that the very best bed is Fred the dog's bed--so that is where they all curl up to sleep.

In rhyming text Princess Truly, super girl, uses her magic curls to build things, including a bike for her brother, who has outgrown his old one, and a super snack machine.--