Fran Manushkin

Katie is nervous about a sleepover at her grandparents' house.

As Katie, her parents, and friends celebrate Independence Day with a parade, games, a picnic, and fireworks, the few things that go wrong do not interfere with their fun.

Katie is delighted when her Aunt Patty asks her to be a flower girl--but then she starts thinking about everything that could go wrong and worries that she will spoil her aunt's wedding.

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

Katie's class is building model volcanoes, but when most of the ingredients end up on Katie, she blows her top.

Disappointed that her monster costume does not frighten anyone, Katie Woo still finds a way to have a happy Halloween.

When Pedro keeps "losing" his eyeglasses, Katie shows him why it is alright--and necessary--to wear them.

Katie looks forward to celebrating her birthday at school, and then finds a way to make it even more special when her friend Pedro mentions that he has a summer birthday.

A collection of four separately published stories featuring Pedro, Katie Woo's classmate and friend. "Pedro is ready to rule the first grade, but sometimes things don't go as planned. A special bug project turns into trouble when Pedro's brother lets the bugs go loose! And if he can't think of a speech, his run for class president will be in trouble. Still, Pedro is working hard and having fun with everything he does, from solving mysteries with...

Katie loves being the best dancer in her dance class, so when Mattie joins the class and begins to outshine her, Katie is jealous.