The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

The part of third grade Ellen Tebbits likes most is having Austine Allen for her best friend.

The adventures of a nine-year-old twin brother and sister who, despite constant bickering and fighting, support each other loyally in learning to read and spell, memorizing the multiplication tables, confronting the school bully, and making friends.

The further adventures of Paddington as he visits the dentist, decides to become a detective, and tries to repair the neighbor's trousers.

Billy isn't one to back down from a bet. But this one is gross: If he eats fifteen worms in fifteen days, Alan will pay him fifty dollars. Billy takes the bet and tries worms smothered in ketchup, drowned in mustard, even breaded and fried. Worm by worm, Billy gets closer to victory. But Alan won't let him win that easily...

Eleven-year-old Beth thinks that Philip Hall likes her, but their on-again, off-again relationship sometimes makes her wonder.

Nate the Great interrupts his backyard vacation to find his friend's lost grocery list--before lunch.

Ramona at 7 1/2 sometimes feels discriminated against by being the youngest in the family.

A biography of the black man who, as leader of the Black Muslims and later of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, sought a better life for his people.

When Rosamond's birthday gift for Nate disappears from her sled, the boy detective decides to unravel the mystery.