The sandwich swap —Rania, Queen, consort of Abdullah II, King of Jordan, 1970- author.

Best friends Lily and Salma disagree over their preferred foods, but after trading sandwiches to see how they taste, the girls change their minds.

The ballad of Valentine —Jackson, Alison.

An ardent suitor tries various means of communication, from smoke signals to Morse code to skywriting, in order to get his message to his Valentine.

Is that you, Eleanor Sue? —Tusa, Tricia, author.

Eleanor Sue plays dress up with her mother and grandmother.

Girls rule! 5-minute stories.

Get your daily dose of girl power with this inspiring treasury bursting with ten stories about ten amazing girls that can each be read aloud in five minutes flat!

Treasure map —Murphy, Stuart J., 1942-

An old map leads the members of the Elm Street Kids' Club to a buried time capsule.

Marlene, Marlene, Queen of Mean —Lynch, Jane, 1960- author.

"Marlene is the class bully until Big Freddy stands up to her"-- Provided by publisher.

Once upon a baby brother —Sullivan, Sarah.

Lizzie, who loves to tell and write stories, is surprised to discover that much of her storytelling inspiration comes from her messy baby brother.

The magic hat —Fox, Mem, 1946-

A wizard's hat blows into town, changing people into different animals when it lands on their heads.

It's Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones —Hanson, Warren, 1949-

Mrs. Jolly Bones goes through the week, doing chores in her unique way.

The magic hat —Fox, Mem, 1946-

A wizard's hat blows into town, changing people into different animals when it lands on their heads.

The end of the beginning : being the adventures of a small snail (and an even smaller ant) —Avi, 1937-

Avon the snail and Edward, a take-charge ant, set off together on a journey to an undetermined destination in search of unspecified adventures.

A long way —Ayres, Katherine.

After a gift for her grandma arrives in the mail, a girl delivers the present, transforming the box it came in into a variety of forms of transport along the way.

Jan has a doll —Earl, Janice.

Jan's father surprises her with a doll that looks like her.

Maebelle's suitcase —Tusa, Tricia.

An elderly woman sacrifices a treasured prize to help her friend, a young bird, make his first flight south.

Loose tooth —Kroll, Steven.

Jealous when his brother's loose tooth gets him all the attention, Flapper decides to steal the tooth before the tooth fairy can come.

A violin for Elva —Ray, Mary Lyn.

As a child, Elva asks for a violin so that she can make beautiful music but many years pass before her dream can come true.

Fred stays with me! —Coffelt, Nancy.

A child describes how she lives sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog is her constant companion.

Mrs. Spitzer's garden —Pattou, Edith.

With her sure, loving, gardener's touch, Mrs. Spitzer nurtures the students in her classroom each year.

A beginning, a muddle, and an end : the right way to write writing —Avi, 1937-

Avon the snail decides to become a writer with the help of his friend Edward the ant, which leads them into a series of adventures involving close encounters with an anteater, a crow, a tree frog, and a hungry fish.

Fred stays with me —Coffelt, Nancy.

A child describes how she lives sometimes with his mother and sometimes with his father, but his dog is his constant companion.