If Horrid Henry wins the Frosty Free Snowman Competition, he'll get free ice cream for a year! He'll live on ice cream. He'll sleep in ice cream. He'll bathe in ice cream. Winning wil be easyhis only real competition will be that baby, Perfect Peter. Plus three more stories that go well with ice cream.

Even though rotten Ronny torments Shawn with a mean nickname, Shawn practices the Golden Rule.

Lacey Walker talks constantly, but when she loses her voice one day she learns that being quiet and listening can be good too

A collection of short fiction explores the lives of a variety of characters, including a jaded Hollywood filmmaker, a precocious fifth-grader watching his parents' marriage disintegrate, and a child forced into a harrowing cross-country escape.

"Adrina can't wait to go pronghorn hunting in Wyoming with her dad and uncle. Her obnoxious cousin Frankie is coming too. She's determined to ignore him as the family sets off on their trip. But soon, Frankie takes his jokes on Adrina way too far. Things get even worse when he misses a pronghorn and blames it on Adrina. Will the cousins be able to get along again and salvage the rest of the hunt?"--Provided by the publisher.

When Bean's parents leave her in the care of her older sister Nancy for the afternoon, she enlists her neighbor and best friend Ivy to come over and teach Nancy how to be a really good babysitter.

Splat the cat is worried that he has not been good enough to deserve a visit and a present from Santa Claus.

When David gets in trouble, he has excuses right up until bedtime, when he realizes he really is sorry.

"I Love You So... puts into words the often indescribable quality of boundless, steady, and unconditional love. This comforting story embraces the reader like a warm hug and gently reassures a child that love is for always--despite grouchy moods or physical separation. I Love You So... is the perfect pause in a hectic day, offering the gift of love to a treasured child"--Page [4] cover.