Books published by publisher Houghton

What happens when Penny is disappointed because her family can't afford a Christmas tree? Fortunately, her teacher gives her the classroom tree just before vacation. But dragging it home through the snow many branches break off, and Penny is very sad. But wait! Her father knows how to repair the tree. Retrieving the broken branches, father and daughter play doctor and nurse, returning the tree to its former beauty.

This is the story of an adventurous boy called Fussbum, his dog Puddles and his cat Scratch who go on a day's fishing on the local river. However, he soon realizes that the river is so full of rubbish that few fish can swim in it. Rather than call on somebody else to clean it up he sets about to get friends and neighbours to start a campaign that eventually has the rubbish cleaned from the river. The story has a strong do-it-yourself conservation message with plenty of fun and laughs and with superb illustrations that make the characters jump off the pages.

What happens when a boy doesn't get to go on a cruise with his parents? Watching a video, he sees all the things kids can do on this big ship, and then his imagination takes off. Oh, the adventures he has as a pirate, a scientist and Superman! More exciting than his parents' had. They only got to play cards, eat nice meals--things like that.This story deals with how a child deals with disappointment, and comes out happy!