Lulu, dressed as Ladybug Girl, goes to the playground and makes new friends, including Bumblebee Boy.

The puppy Biscuit makes friends with two kittens.

"Jane Yolen poetically reminds young readers that a simple box can be a child's most imaginative plaything as artist Chris Sheban illustrates its myriad and magical uses"--

When Pete's friends don't want to play the same games as he does, Pete has a great idea--he'll build a robot that's just like him! But when Robo-Pete gets a little out of control, Pete realizes the best thing about his friends is that no matter what they like to play, it's always fun when they're all together.

"A young boy and girl, with very different ideas about what they want to play, face off during a play date"--

"A pig experiences adversity but in the end enjoys a perfect summer day"--

Gerald gets serious about teaching Piggie to throw a ball, but Piggie, as usual, just wants to have fun.

It is the first big snow of the winter and Poppy does not want to play outside in the cold--but her mother insists.

Best friends Etho and Birt love going up Sudden Hill and sitting in simple cardboard boxes imagining they are kings, soldiers, astronauts, or pirates until Shu asks to join them, and their "two-by-two rhythm" is disturbed.